Tasso Marcelo—AFP
Twenty statistics about the upcoming Olympic Games in South America.
When Rio de Janeiro opens the Olympic Games on Aug. 5, they will be the first ever staged in South America. And here are 20 more eye-catching statistics:
17,000
Number of Olympic athletes and officials.
78,000
The capacity of Maracana stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies will be held.
206
Countries competing in the Aug. 5-21 Games.
1
Team of refugees competing under the Olympic banner for the first time.
7.5 million
Tickets on sale.
10 miles
The length of the extension of the underground metro system, the biggest infrastructure project in preparation for the Games.
4
Zones across Rio where events will unfold: the Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca, Deodoro, Copacabana beach, and the Maracana and Olympic stadiums in the north.
25,000
Journalists covering the Games.
500,000
Estimate of tourists expected to attend the Games.
61
Percentage of Rio residents in a recent poll who said the Games will be great. Another 27 percent fear a mess.
31
Tower blocks making up the Olympic Village. The 3,604 apartments will be sold off after the Games.
60,000
Meals per day to be served at the huge Olympic Village dining hall.
5
Jumbo jets you could fit into that dining hall.
80,000
Chairs for the Olympic Village.
7
Players in rugby sevens, which brings the oval ball game to the Olympics for the first time ever.
400
Footballs expected to be used in Olympic competition.
0
Times that football powerhouse Brazil has won an Olympic medal in the sport.
112
Years since golf was last in the Olympics.
2
Brazilian presidents expected at the opening ceremony: Dilma Rousseff, who is suspended and on the verge of being removed from office, and her rival Michel Temer, who is temporarily replacing her.
450,000
Condoms awaiting the roughly 11,000 athletes, so about 41 each, or two each a day.