By the Numbers: 2016 Summer Olympics
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16
Age of youngest members of Team USA – gymnast Laurie Hernandez and hurdler Sydney McLaughlin.
20
Number of times Coca-Cola has been a sponsor of the games.
37
Number of venues where activities are being held.
52
Age of oldest members of Team USA – equestrians Beezie Madden and Phillip Dutton.
206
Number of countries represented by athletes at the games.
555
Number of athletes on Team USA.
3,000
Number of families in Rio that were forced to relocate due to Olympic building projects.
4,924
Number of medals to be won.
10,500
Number of athletes competing.
80,000
Number of pounds of fish that had to be removed from the rowing and canoeing lagoon before those activities could be held.
85,000
Number of security personnel hired for the games.
7.5 million
Number of tickets made available for purchase.
1.2 billion
The amount NBC paid to secure the rights for the Rio Olympics. They’ve already made back $1 billion in advertising.
3.6 billion
The number of people expected to tune into the games worldwide.
7.1 billion
The amount spent on infrastructure investments for the Olympics.
11.5 billion
The cost to put on the Olympics in Rio.
Source: WalletHub, forbes.com