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By the Book: 2016 Olympic Ceremonies

Three of the four bid cities will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at their athletics venue. In this installment of By the Book, Around the Rings presents a look at the Olympic Ceremonies of Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo for the 2016 Olympics.

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Two of the four bid cities propose beginning the Games with Opening Ceremonies in July, while the other two will propose openings in August. (Getty Images)Three of the four bid cities will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at their athletics venue. In this installment of By the Book, Around the Rings presents a look at the Olympic Ceremonies of Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo for the 2016 Olympics.

Chicago

Opening Ceremony: Friday, July 22, 2016

Closing Ceremony: Sunday, August 7, 2016

Name: Olympic Stadium

Capacity: 80,000

Venue also used for athletics

Madrid

Opening Ceremony: Friday, August 5, 2016

Closing Ceremony: Sunday, August 21, 2016

Name: Olympic Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Venue also used for athletics

Rio de Janeiro

Opening Ceremony: Friday, August 5, 2016

Closing Ceremony: Sunday, August 21, 2016

Name: Maracana Stadium

Capacity: 90,000

Venue also used for football

Tokyo

Opening Ceremony: Friday, July 29, 2016

Closing Ceremony: Sunday, August 14, 2016

Name: Olympic Stadium

Capacity: 100,000

Venue also used for athletics

By the Book is a series of reports on the 2016 candidate cities, using information provided in the candidate file of each city.

Edited by Isia Reaves

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