So far, 43 different sports have been present in the Olympic program at the Summer Olympics. The current program of the Summer Olympics includes 28 sports with 38 disciplines. In the past, many sports were also present at the Olympic Games, which we will not see at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Such are tug-of-war and hot air ballooning. This year, after more than 100 years, golf returned to the list, and in 2014 the International Olympic Committee removed the restriction that only 28 sports could be represented at the Olympic Games, which was often the main reason that certain sports fell out of the program. The limit is now 10,500 athletes and 310 events, which will apply for the first time at POI Tokyo 2020.
Kate Middleton, is that you? A few days ago, we were wondering what Leonardo DiCaprio was doing at the Olympics, until we realized that the archer is actually the Slovenian son-in-law, the American Brady Ellison. But he is not the only case of the Rio 2016 Olympics having a famous doppelganger, as those watching the women's road cycling race were convinced they saw Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William, cycling. As it turned out, it was not the Duchess of Cambridge, but the Dutch cyclist Pauline Ferrand-Prevot.
The Slovenian handball team is ready for anything! Such is the message of the motivational video of the Slovenian handball players, who faced a serious challenge at Rogla. Opposite them stood fear-inducing and above all unpredictable competitors - forest savages! But the Slovenians were not afraid of them, just as they will not be afraid of their rivals at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, where they will face Brazilians, Poles, Swedes, Germans and Egyptians.
The story of Kenyan athlete Julius Yego is truly unusual. Although Kenya has always been considered the land of runners, Julius Yego is not a runner. Julius Yego is a javelin thrower. And not some average one. He came to the Rio Olympics as a favorite. The force came to this title in an unusual way. After being written off by the coaches in high school and realizing he wasn't a good runner, he tried his hand at the javelin. The problem? Where the hell do you get a javelin coach in Kenya and most importantly where do you even get a javelin? Regarding the latter, he has somehow found his way, and he even hired a YouTube channel as a coach! This honed him into one of the best javelin throwers in the world!
On August 5, 2016, the Summer Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro, and we are well prepared for them. And not only because of sports... Also because of the beauties who will compete there. Here are some of the hottest Olympians headed to Rio.
Blind soccer player Behzad Zadaliasghari is a real grandmaster of the soccer game despite his blindness, which he also proved during the Paralympic soccer match with the Moroccan team, where he scored a goal that even Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could envy. You simply must see this masterpiece. In each viewing, this achievement is worthy of greater admiration!
Not the injury, not the referees and not the opponents, his masculinity shattered his Olympic dreams. Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita's carrot cost him his performance in the pole vault final at the Rio 2016 Olympics! Watch the incredible bad luck that befell him in qualifying.
The Olympic spectacle begins today with the parade of the national teams, which has become a kind of fashion show, where the athletes show off their new Olympic outfits. The Olympic Committee of Slovenia entrusted the task of designing the Olympic collection to Sandi Murovec, who has already signed the last two collections, and many countries in the past entrusted the task of designing the Olympic collection to renowned fashion designers. Let's take a look at their creations.
German twins Anna and Lisa Hahner finished 81st and 82nd in the marathon and would probably have gone unnoticed if they hadn't crossed the finish line holding hands. Instead of the moment going down as one of the most moving of the Rio 2016 Olympics, the Germans became the target of criticism as the move was self-promotional, with the director of the German Athletics Federation, Thomas Kurschilgen, even saying that their performance looked like olympic match one big joke. What is your opinion?
On August 26, 2016, BTC Ljubljana will host the reception of the Olympic team of Slovenia. The Olympic flame in Rio may have gone out, but the sporting achievements will reverberate for a long time. Also Slovenian. Tina Trstenjak became the Olympic winner, Peter Kauzer and Vasilij Žbogar won the silver, while Anamari Klementina Velenšek won the bronze as Trstenjak. Come and honor the heroes and heroines of the Slovenian Olympic team.
Rio 2016, the 31st Olympics that will take place in 37 venues, begins tonight (at 1:00 a.m. our time) with the opening ceremony. It will take place in the famous Maracana stadium, and six thousand volunteers will perform and dance there, who have been preparing for their points since May. Although every opening ceremony aims to surpass its predecessors in everything, Rio will cost only 10 percent of the money spent on the opening of the OI London 2012. The emphasis, according to the program's creative director, film director Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener), it will be based on authenticity and rhythm, not so much on technology and special effects. Opening ceremonies have always been a feast for the eyes (and as you'll learn, money isn't everything), and below you can see the best Olympic opening ceremonies in history. Will the one from Rio be among them?
Usain Bolt knows Slovenian! The Jamaican sprinter, who once again declared his superiority in the 100-meter race at the Rio 2016 Olympics and thus maintained his status as the fastest earthman in the world, answered a number of journalist's questions after winning the seventh gold medal at the Olympic Games. He spoke to Slovenian journalist Anja Hlače Ferjančič in Slovenian. Check out what he confided in her in Slovenian.