The Barra Olympic Park, originally the City of Sports Complex, is a cluster of nine sporting venues in Barra da Tijuca, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park, which served as the Olympic Park for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, was originally built for the 2007 Pan American Games, consisting of three venues. The complex was later expanded to nine venues for the Olympics, two of which are temporary structures, and became the site of the Olympic Training Center.
Barra Olympic Park
Aerial view of Barra Olympic Park in May 2016, looking southward.
Exterior view of the Rio Olympic Arena during the 2007 Pan American Games.
Ground-level view of the surrounding environment outside the Carioca Arenas.
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in 47 disciplines. During the Games, 95 new Pan American records were set; 2,196 medals were awarded; 1,262 doping control tests were performed and about 15,000 volunteers participated in the organization of the event, which served as an Olympic qualification occasion for 13 International Federations (IFs).
Carlos Arthur Nuzman, chairman of the Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2007 Pan American Games.
A ceremony is held at the Teotihuacan pyramids to light the torch.
The Opening ceremony. Fireworks forming the number 15, of fifteen editions of the games in Roman numerals.
