Canoe slalom, Future Arena and golf course... three more Rio 2016 venues ready
City government’s monthly update on construction progress shows that work at Barra Olympic Park is 94 per cent complete
The canoe slalom course, with the BMX track on the left, in Deodoro Olympic Park (Rio City Government/Renato Camara)
Three more venues for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are ready. The Rio city government, which is managing the construction of new venues, announced that work on the Future Arena, the Olympic Golf Course and the canoe slalom course are 100 per cent complete.
The Future Arena will host handball during the Olympic Games and goalball during the Paralympic Games. After the Games it will be dismantled and its parts will be used to construct four public schools in Rio, thanks to the innovative ‘nomadic architecture’ technique.
After the Games the canoe slalom course, whose rapids were first tested in September, will form part of a giant public leisure facility. The golf course, which will host the sport’s return to the Olympic Games after an 112-year absence, will be a public facility after the Games with the aim of promoting the sport in Brazil.
Rio 2016 venues to leave sporting, educational and social legacy to city
The news was announced by the city government, which provides a update on venue construction each month (click to to see last month’s report). The overall readiness of Barra Olympic Park, the heart of the Games, increased from 92 per cent to 94 per cent. Earlier this month the city government handed over the keys to the International Broadcast Centre in Barra Olympic Park.
Video: computer-generated images show how Barra Olympic Park will be during the Games
Check out the Rio 2016 venues map to see which sports will take place where
See the venue-by-venue percentages and photos below:
BARRA OLYMPIC PARK:
Carioca Arena 1 – 95%
Carioca Arena 2 – 97%
Carioca Arena 3 – 98%
Rio Olympic Velodromo – 73%
Olympic Tennis Centre – 85%
Future Arena – 100%
Olympic Aquatics Stadium – 96%
International Broadcast Centre – 100%
Main Press Centre – 91%
Hotel – 86%
BARRA, BUT NOT IN PARK:
Olympic and Paralympic Village – 97%
Olympic Golf Course – 100%
DEODORO OLYMPIC PARK:
Mountain Bike Centre – 100%
Olympic BMX Centre – 100%
Canoe slalom course – 100%
Youth Arena – 70%
Tennis, golf and hockey venues among highlights as video shows Rio 2016 construction progress
FUTURE ARENA
FUTURE ARENA
CANOE SLALOM COURSE
OLYMPIC GOLF COURSE
OLYMPIC TENNIS CENTRE
OLYMPIC AQUATICS STADIUM
MOUNTAIN BIKE CENTRE
All photos: Rio City Government/Renato Sette Camara
