Rio Olympics 2016: 5 venues you need to know about

The Maracana hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina

#3 Carioca Arena (1,2 & 3)

  • Carioca is a set of arenas which will host 5 events in all at the Rio Olympics
  • Capacity: Approximately 30,000.

  • Events hosting: Carioca Arena 1- Basketball

  • Carioca Arena 2- Judo and Wrestling

  • Carioca Arena 3- Fencing and Taekwondo.

  • Facts:

- It is a set of three arenas built for the 2016 Olympic Games.

- It is an indoor stadium which is a part of the Barra Olympic Park in Rio.

- It was built in 2016 and will be converted into the Olympics Training Centre after the conclusion of the Games.

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