Vietnam at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Vietnam competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.
Nguyễn Tiến Minh became the first sportsman to represent Vietnam in the Olympics three times in a row
Hoàng Xuân Vinh became the first Vietnamese sportsman to win a gold medal at the Olympics
2016 Summer Olympics
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The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009.
A young girl adding her signature in support of Rio de Janeiro's candidacy.
The bid committee, led by Carlos Arthur Nuzman, giving a press conference.
Barra Olympic Park
Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro, RJ