This year the summer Olympics are being hosted in Rio. People expect the cost to be $11,000,000,000! These games will be the first in South America. There will be knew sports played this year, rugby and golf. The last time rugby was played in the Olympics was 1924! In 1924, each rugby team had 15 players. This year, they will have 7. Golf had not been part of the Olympics since 1904! That was 112 years ago! Other sports that will be played are track and field, fencing, cycling, wrestling, sailing, basketball, and swimming.

There are 42 sports being played this year, and 206 countries competing. 4.3 billion people are expected to be watching on television. In the Paralympics (an Olympics for people that have disabilities), 23 sports will be played, with 176 countries competing.