‘Elegance and calm’ to meet ‘loud and fast’ in Deodoro, Rio 2016’s second Olympic Park
An eclectic mix of traditional and new disciplines will give way to the city’s first extreme sports park after the Games
The Whitewater Stadium, one of the most challenging new venues, will leave an important leagcy to Rio’s youth (EOM)
Equestrian, modern pentathlon and fencing. BMX, mountain bike and rugby sevens. The Deodoro Olympic Park will be the home of the eclectic during the Rio 2016 Games. It will be a place where some of the most traditional, dearly loved sports in the Olympic programme rub shoulders with the newest, the boldest and most radical. It’s set to be a fascinating mix.
The Games’ second largest venue cluster will host 11 different Olympic disciplines. It will also be home to Rio’s first extreme sports park, the X-Park, which will remain as a legacy to the city’s youth after the Games, with a permanent whitewater canoeing course and BMX track.
“Deodoro is blessed with beautiful surroundings, which you find throughout Brazil, and a very wide range of Olympic competitions,” said Mike Laleune, the regional planning manager for Deodoro. “While some of these sports require elegance and calm, like equestrian and shooting, others are fast and loud, like BMX and rugby.”
There are tickets available for 111 sports sessions in Deodoro’s nine venues. These ‘sessions’ could comprise two games of hockey, the seeding phase runs in BMX cycling or all five events in the modern pentathlon. In the second of our special series, we present the options available in the Deodoro zone.
DEODORO OLYMPIC PARK
| VENUE | SPORT | PRICE | DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Arena | Basketball | From R$50 | 6-14 August 2016 |
| Modern Pentatlhon | From R$40 | 18-20 August 2016 | |
| Deodoro Stadium | Modern Pentatlhon | From R$40 | 19-20 August 2016 |
| Olympic Equestrian Centre | Equestrian - Dressage | From R$70 | 10, 11, 12 and 15 August 2016 |
| Equestrian - Eventing | From R$60 | 6-9 August 2016 | |
| Equestrian - Jumping | From R$210 | 14,16,17 and 19 August 2016 | |
| Olympic Hockey Centre | Hockey | From R$160 | 6-19 August 2016 |
| Olympic Shooting Centre | Shooting | From R$40 | 6-14 August 2016 |
| Deodoro Stadium | Modern Pentatlhon | From R$40 | 19-20 August 2016 |
| Rugby | From R$60 | 6-11 August 2016 |
X-PARK
| VENUE | SPORT | PRICE | DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike Centre | Mountain Bike | From R$40 | 20-21 August 2016 |
| Olympic BMX Centre | BMX Cycling | From R$60 | 17-19 August 2016 |
| Whitewater Stadium | Canoe Slalom | From R$50 | 7-11 August 2016 |
The ticket prices listed are in Brazilian reais and are the face-value prices defined by the Rio 2016 Organising Committee. Each authorised ticket reseller (ATR) has the right to charge a service fee of up to 20 per cent of this value. For the latest information on tickets, visit www.rio2016.com/en/take-part/spectators. To see the full competition schedule, click here.
