Are you excited for the Summer Olympics this year? Do you know someone who has Olympic dreams of their own and envisions themselves standing on the podium in front of thousands and thousands of fans, beaming with pride as they are given a gold medal? Here are 7 fun facts about the upcoming Summer Olympics from www.nbcnews.com.
Golf will return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence.The Rio games will be the first to feature Olympians born in the year 2000. Rules state that all competitors must have been born before January 1, 2003, but many sports have other age requirements because of health and safety reasons. Diving and gymnastics is what the younger competitors will be likely to be competing in.In total, there are 7.5 million tickets, with prices ranging from $40 for some swimming events, to nearly $3000 for the best seats and the Opening Day Ceremony. So far, the most popular events are soccer, basketball, volleyball, and handball.Organizers for the Olympics say that they’ll prepare 60,000 meals per day to feed the athletes.Rio 2019 is looking for 70,000 volunteers!The security force will be the strong, with around 85,000 soldiers and policemen!
