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Rio X-Park Mountain Bike Centre

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Sports: Mountain Bike Cycling

Zone DEODORO

Location: Deodoro Rio Olympic X-Park

The Mountain Bike Centre is located in the X-Park section of Deodoro Olympic Park. Approximately 4.8km long, the course will feature climbs and drops while ensuring that competitors go past the spectator areas more than once during races.

 

The beauty of the Rio MTB Cycling course is that the track has been build to allow for spectators to see a large portion of the track, whereas traditional courses are in wooded areas with far less visibility. spectators can stand at the highest point (on a hill opposite the grand stand) and see 85 to 90 per cent of the course. with some really special parts as the Flip-Flops Rocky obstacles in the shape of footprints. The riders jump off the big toe on to the inside of the foot, throwing them forward and creating a flow between the feet. The Flag Mountain, A natural hill that is the highest point of land, riders climb about 1km to the summit, making it one of the longest cross country climbs in the world. Rio Rocks, A natural rocky area that was exposed during the construction of the course, at the start of the descent from the top of Flag Mountain, it has a jump at the end. The Coconut Beach  As the trail passes in front of two big rock faces that were previously hidden by overgrowth, a batch of coconut trees gives the area its name. There will be seats at this part of the track. The Rio 40 Degrees as the trail passes in front of two big rock faces that were previously hidden by overgrowth, a batch of coconut trees gives the area its name. There will be seats at this part of the track. and the Downtown  A rocky descent that points towards the downtown area of Rio de Janeiro, this section was made by Floros using rocks from a local quarry.

 

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Deodoro Equestrian Centre

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Sports: Equestrian

Zone DEODORO

Location: Deodoro Olympic Park

Built for the 2007 Pan-American Games, the Olympic Equestrian Centre – located within the Deodoro Olympic Park – it has been designed in accordance with the International Equestrian Federation standards for international competition. The area complex is approximately 1,000,000,00 m² and its facilities is being refurbished and expanded for the Rio 2016 Olympic, when it will host all the equestrian competitions.

 

The Gross Seating Capacity for the Olympic Games competition will be 14.000.

 

After the Olympic Games The venue will be fully integrated into the Deodoro facilities of the Olympic Training Centre, providing an important base for Equestrian in Brazil. It will also continue to be used for major competitions .

 

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Deodoro Aquatics Centre

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Sports: Modern Pentathlon (Swimming)

Zone DEODORO

Location: Deodoro Olympic Park

The Deodoro Aquatics Centre, inside the Deodoro Olympic Park, will host the swimming section of the modern pentathlon. The sport’s other events will take place at the Youth Arena (fencing) and the Deodoro Stadium (equestrian and combined event). The venues are about 300 metres apart, allowing for easy movement between them.

 

The Deodoro Aquatics Centre – which was originally constructed for the 2007 Pan-American Games will receive 2,000 temporary seats for the Olympic Games.

 

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Rio X-Park Olympic BMX Centre

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Sports: BMX Cycling

Zone DEODORO

Location: Deodoro Rio Olympic X-Park

The Olympic BMX Centre is located in the X-Park section of Deodoro Olympic Park, where a permanent BMX track, between 350m and 400m long, has been constructed.

 

The BMX venue will be maintained as a legacy for elite sports training and also for recreational use after the Games. During the Olympic Races the Venue will dispose of 7.500 seating capacity.

 

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Deodoro Olympic Shooting Centre

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Sports: Shooting

Zone DEODORO

Location: Deodoro Olympic Park

Built for the 2007 Pan-American Games and already used as an elite training facility, the Olympic Shooting Centre – located within the Deodoro Olympic Park was upgraded to host the Sports Shooting events at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.

 

The building occupies a 15-hectare site, sandwiched between the motorway and a cluster of mountain peaks, and stretches east to west across its site to create a series of indoor and outdoor facilities for training and competitions. Grids of wooden baffles extend from the sides of the buildings to protect the shooting range from stray bullets and are surrounded by exposed concrete enclosures.

 

Indoor shooting areas are lined with glazing along the rear, allowing views in from the connecting corridors.

 

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On 23/03/2016 at 4:25 PM, bestmen said:

any idea about the opening ceremony ?even if i know it's in secret :lol:

All I have heard is that they will be cheap. The overall budget for the 4 ceremonies is one 10th of what London spent on their 4 ceremonies. It looks as though the Paralympic ceremonies will suffer the biggest hit. The organisors of the ceremony have said that "high-tech" was being eliminated from the ceremonies. He listed drones, complex aerial equipment and disappearing stages as items that Rio would do without. The emphasis will be on the basics".

 

Content wise, the production team have said that the carnival will be included. The team have said it will be a 'vision of what I hope it [Brazil] will become'. I guess we will have to wait and see....

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