Special series: day-by-day guide to what’s on at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
With tickets now on sale, rio2016.com presents the main attractions from 17 days of top-level sporting competition
The Olympic Games will feature 42 different sports disciplines across four Games zones (Getty Images)
Fans from all over the world are planning to attend the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the first to be staged in South America. With the competition schedule published and tickets on sale, it is time to start planning.
The Games pack the equivalent of 42 world championships into 17 days of competition, bringing 10,500 athletes to the host city. To help fans put together their schedules, rio2016.com will publish a series of articles highlighting the main attractions of each day across the four Games zones.
Tuesday 21 April – What’s on between 5 and 9 August 2016
Wednesday 22 April – What’s on between 10 and 13 August 2016
Thursday 23 April – What’s on between 14 and 17 August 2016
Friday 24 April – What’s on between 18 and 21 August 2016
