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By the Numbers: 2016 Summer Olympics

 

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

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