Opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics started already in Rio De Janiero, Brazil.
WalletHub, a personal-finance research site, uses a variety of data to calculate assorted "best of" and "worst of" compilations, including geographic comparisons about sports.
Here's detailed report of what the site says about the 2016 Summer Olympics:
$11.5 billion: Estimated costs of hosting the Rio games.
$895 million: Amount the Brazilian government gave to the state of Rio for Olympic security spending.
10,500: Athletes competing.
555: American athletes competing at the games.
206: Nations sending athletes to the games.
32: Tons of dead fish that are expected to be pulled from the rowing and canoeing lagoon before competition.
21: Cities in Brazil that are among the top 50 cities with highest murder rates in the world. (The United States has four on the list.)
$6: Low end of the range for ticket prices to events (highest is $365.)
2: Sports making a comeback at the 2016 Summer Olympics – golf and rugby.
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