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In this online section of our website Medal standings of the 2016 Olympics» presents the most complete table of medals of the Olympic Games 2016 in Brazil, the overall Olympic medal standings, the results of the Summer Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, the number of gold, silver and bronze medals for the Russian team and other participants in the Olympics. Now at any time you can safely answer the question: “How many medals does Russia have in Rio?”. The leaders of the overall standings of the main sporting event of the four years from above, respectively, the lower the position of the participating country of the Olympic Games-2016 in the table, the less gold medals it has. This final table of the Olympic medal standings shows all countries that have at least one medal from the Brazilian Games (any of the awards, gold, silver or bronze). The table of awards clearly shows the position of the countries and the amount of precious metal won in the capital of the largest state in South America from each country. Now fans can easily track the movement of countries across overall medal table. For the convenience of the fans in the scoreboard, we have highlighted Russian national team, which clearly shows its position in the Olympic tournament. We analyze data, read news, write blogs, discuss articles. We track the results of the leaders of the overall standings, and countries of interest to us, for example, Kazakhstan, Germany, Ukraine, Belarus. Cheer for ours!

Today, July 23, the first Belarusian athletes, the archery team, are leaving for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. They will reach Brazil by the morning of the next day - the flight will be long and with a transfer.

The current Games, or rather the atmosphere and emotional background around them, are somewhat out of the usual rut and differ from what happened on the eve of the summer Olympics of previous years.

No competitions with grain growers, no medal plan, no tough order to win

In 2004, before the Athens Olympics, to increase the degree and increase the motivation of athletes, the president of the National Olympic Committee Alexander Lukashenko organized hitherto unprecedented competitions between peasants and Olympians - they say, who will show themselves better: athletes in the stadium or grain growers in the harvest field. And although the winner in these competitions was not officially determined (it is difficult to understand by what criteria to judge and how many tons of threshed grain to equate to a medal of what value), but the workers of the agricultural industry liked this competitive spirit.

In 2008, before the Games in Beijing, grain growers zealously rushed to harvest and, without the participation of the president, they themselves challenged the athletes. Those, in turn, were motivated by the state by assigning rewards for Olympic medals in the amount of 100, 50 and 30 thousand dollars, respectively, for gold, silver and bronze. And after the prize money was added with apartments.

At the same time, the Ministry of Sports and the NOC made medal plans and forecasts for both Athens and Beijing. They did not make a secret of this, but the expected number of awards was not advertised.

But before the London Olympics, sports management has already moved from forecasts to requirements. By 2012, competitions with grain growers became boring and went out of trend, and therefore Alexander Lukashenko and the most eloquent minister of sports in sovereign history tried to take on the role of the main motivators for the Olympians Oleg Kachan.

Alexander Grigoryevich, who escorted the athletes to the previous Games with fatherly parting words and wishes of good luck, in 2012 turned the Olympic principles upside down.

« I want you to understand that everything happens in sports, but not at the Olympic Games. A person is preparing for the Olympic Games and is preparing all the reserves that he has. Therefore, there can only be victory. - The main thing is not participation, but victory. Here is my order on behalf of the Belarusian people.”- said the President of the NOC.

Oleg Kachan, in his turn, fervently emphasized at almost every public speech that in London the Belarusian athletes were tasked with winning 25 medals, five of which must be gold.

By the way, before London the amount of prize money was increased. Rates have risen to 150, 75 and 50 thousand dollars.

However, neither money, nor plans, nor even the president's ultimatum call, brought any effect. In London, the Belarusian team held its worst Olympics, winning twelve medals - two gold, five silver and five bronze.

Apparently, having come to the conclusion that it is not worth acting with athletes using the whip method, the leadership changed tactics again before the current Olympics. Now there is no medal plan, for the first time there are no forecasts by the Ministry of Sports and the NOC on the number of awards, and at the ceremony of seeing off the delegation, Lukashenka did not punish, but expressed hope.

“We hope for the victories of the Belarusian athletes. You will plunge into the sea of ​​love and attention from our grateful fans. It is equally important that the state will appreciate your every successful performance. I will be very happy if this Olympics gives us a reason to sum up its results in front of the whole people and present well-deserved awards to everyone who forges the Olympic glory of the country., the president said.

Solemn farewell to the Belarusian sports delegation at
XXXI Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

“There really are no medal predictions for this Olympics. The bet is placed on each athlete,- confirms the press secretary of the NOCAnastasia Marinina. - We look forward to traditionally medal-intensive sports for Belarus. Athletics, weightlifting, rowing, rhythmic gymnastics, taekwondo, cycling, wrestling, table and tennis, sailing».

Prize money for medals remained at the level of the last Olympics.

Who, when and how flies to Rio

The Belarusian delegation to the Rio Games is not numerous compared to the delegations to the Olympics in 2008 and 2012. Thus, Belarus sent more than 300 people to Beijing, including 180 athletes; to London - 350 people, of which 166 athletes. Only 230 people fly to Rio, of which 125 are athletes.

Both the administrative and technical headquarters and the number of athletes have been reduced. By the way, after Beijing - our most successful Olympics - who at that time held the post of Minister of Sports Alexander Grigorov noted that the ranks of athletes "Could be cleaned up".

Before the Olympics in Rio, the purge, apparently, was quite tough and the number of "tourists" was reduced to a minimum.

“Weak athletes do not go to the Olympics- said Anastasia Marinina. - If an athlete has won a license, then he is among the top athletes in his form..

As shown by previous Olympics, about every tenth athlete becomes a medalist among Belarusians. Given these statistics, as well as the men's kayaking and canoeing team - one of the main contenders for awards (in London, male rowers won two "silver" and one "bronze"), we dare to make a disappointing forecast - in Brazil in terms of the number medals, the Belarusian team can set an anti-record.

But for now, I don’t want to think about the bad, and we propose to keep faith in the best until the end. With it, at least, it will be more interesting to watch the performances of our athletes, whose first group went to Rio today, July 23.

The pioneers from the Belarusian delegation - the technical group - are already in Brazil. They flew to Rio in the middle of this week.

From Saturday, the transfer of Belarusian troops to Brazil and in the opposite direction will take place almost every day. The women's basketball team will go to South America next - departure on July 25th.

“All athletes, with the exception of those who fly to Rio from foreign training camps or competitions, go to Brazil along one route: Minsk - Frankfurt - Rio. It was not chosen by chance. It is with this route that the minimum waiting time for a transfer is 6 hours. With other routes, the waiting time for a transfer would be from 9 to 12 hours. Also very convenient and arrival time in Rio - about 6 am local time. The carrier is Lufthansa. The national air carrier company Belavia does not have aircraft that can perform such 12-hour flights”, - Anastasia Marinina revealed the details.

“Someone arrives in advance, before the start of the Games, someone is already in the process of the Olympics. It all depends on the sport and the recommendations that are developed for each athlete by the relevant specialists, based on acclimatization factors, weather conditions and other subtleties., - adds the press secretary of the Ministry of Sports Vladimir Nesterovich.

At whose expense is the banquet?

The Olympics itself, no matter how strange it may seem at first glance, is perhaps the most economical tournament for Belarus in terms of public spending.

Firstly, accommodation and meals for all accredited persons, that is, the entire delegation, are paid by the organizers of the main start of the four-year period.

Secondly, the Belarusian side will initially have to fork out for a flight from Minsk to Rio, but then the International Olympic Committee partially compensates the cost of tickets for each member of the delegation.

“Compensated from 30% to 80% of the cost of tickets. The amount of compensation is different for each category of persons. For athletes - one, for the administrative headquarters - another, for officials - the third ", - explains Anastasia Marinina.

We looked at how much tickets for the flight our athletes fly. A one-way ticket from Minsk to Rio in economy class will cost 1430 euros, in business class - 3450 euros.

But as for the costs of preparing for the Olympics, then the figures are, of course, colossal and they fall entirely on the shoulders of the state.

“We didn’t count how much money was spent on the training of one Olympian, but in general, over four years, about 120 billion rubles went to prepare for the Olympics in London, with the exception of salaries”, - noted in 2012 the Assistant to the President for Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism Development Igor Zaichkov.

If we translate this amount into a dollar equivalent, then we get about 15 million (in mid-August 2012, the dollar exchange rate was about 8,350 rubles).

Belarusians won 12 medals in London (there was also gold Hope Ostapchuk in the shot put, but after a doping disqualification, this medal was taken away). That is, roughly speaking, each of them cost the country $1.25 million.

The cost of preparing for Rio was not disclosed. Neither the NOC nor the Ministry of Sports could provide us with information, just as we did not try to achieve at least some figures. However, it is unlikely that they have become smaller.

Will the main fan fly to Rio?

Alexander Lukashenko during the reign of the country (and this is neither more nor less than 22 years) has visited three Olympics: one summer and two winter.

The Olympic debut for Lukashenko was the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. They say that Alexander Grigoryevich was not originally going to the Olympics and decided to visit it only after two victories of the hockey team dear to the heart over the Germans and the French.

Alexander Lukashenko at the Nagano Olympics. Photo ITAR-TASS

At the same time, the Japanese authorities refused the president an official visit, but he flew anyway. Moreover, Lukashenka, apparently, was so worried about the hockey team that, in violation of all the rules, during one of the training sessions of the Belarusians, he broke into the playground.

“We practiced on the ice. Look, the president is coming to us. He came up, said hello, supported the guys, and asked me: “Why is he so pale?” I don't even remember what I answered. And the fact that the media wrote that he was trying to teach us how to play hockey is not true. He only supported the team and wished to perform as best as possible among the strongest teams in the world. He spoke briefly with us and went to inspect the palace.”, - recalled in an interview for website Anatoly Varivonchik who led the team at the time.

For subsequent Olympic Games - in Sydney (summer, 2000), Salt Lake City (winter, 2002), Athens (summer, 2004) and Turin (winter, 2006) - Alexander Lukashenko watched, like most Belarusians , on TV. The reason for this was the significantly shattered image of Belarus in the international arena in terms of observing the principles of democracy.

For example, the then Minister of Sports and Tourism, appointed head of the Belarusian delegation in Athens Yuri Sivakov was forced to lead the team from his office in Minsk. Suspected of involvement in the disappearances of well-known Belarusian politicians Sivakov, the European Union and the Greek Foreign Ministry warned even before the start of the Games that he could be deported or even arrested if he appeared on Greek soil.

And by the time the Olympics were held in Turin, Belarusian high-ranking officials were also restricted from entering the EU countries.

Alexander Lukashenko and his son Nikolai
at the Beijing Olympics. Photo BelTA

In general, Alexander Grigorievich got to his next Olympics only ten years later. In 2008, in Beijing, with which Minsk was already friends with might and main, the Belarusian president and his youngest son Nikolai were welcomed with open arms.

In 2010, Lukashenka, as reported by the media, preferred a business visit to Switzerland to the Games in Vancouver, which was combined with "short break".

Alexander Grigoryevich was not accredited to the London Olympics in 2012.

“President Lukashenko is on the list of persons who are banned from entering the European Union due to his participation in violating international standards during the presidential elections in Belarus on December 19, 2010, as well as the ensuing crackdown on civil society and democratic opposition. This ban remains in effect and will be in effect during the Olympic Games. The decision on this matter will not be changed.”, - the message of the British Embassy in Belarus said.

At the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the Belarusian president and his son Nikolai were received as relatives. At the same time, the head of the NOC not only followed the performances of our athletes, but was also one of the first to congratulate them in case of success.

Whether Alexander Grigoryevich will fly to Rio is still unknown. The press service of the NOC does not have this information. And contact the head of the press service of the head of state Natalya Eismont we failed.

By the way, if the president still decides to visit the current Olympics, it will be his second visit to Brazil. In 2010, Lukashenka and his youngest son have already visited this sunny country.

Goat Hennes

Perhaps the most famous goat in Germany is the mascot of the Bundesliga football club Cologne Hennes (Geißbock Hennes). Over the entire history of the team, seven artiodactyls have already changed. Today, Hennes the Eighth lives in the zoo in his own enclosure and travels to the club's games in a special car.

Red Devil

This red devil is the mascot of the second Bundesliga football club Kaiserslautern. The mystical creature is responsible for the mood in the stands. As for luck, it's hard to say - last season the players took only tenth place in the standings.

Sports mascots from Germany

Eagle Attila

The players of the Eintracht Frankfurt am Main football club are called "eagles" for a reason: this male named Attila has been bringing luck to the team since 2006. The bird weighs a little less than four kilograms, the wingspan reaches two meters. According to the fans, Attila is the most beautiful Bundesliga mascot.

Sports mascots from Germany

King Louis

The lion, nicknamed King Louie, is the most colorful mascot among American football teams in Germany. A plush predator guards the "Monarchs" from Dresden.

Sports mascots from Germany

This dinosaur is the protagonist of the fairy tale story "Urmel aus dem Eis" by the German writer Max Kruse. In November 2006, Urmel was chosen as the symbol of the German Hockey Association and the mascot of the national team.

Sports mascots from Germany

Polar Bear Bully

The next hockey mascot is the polar bear Bully of the Icebeeren team in Berlin. Together with a cub named Bully Bambini, they have been protecting the sports club since 2001.

Sports mascots from Germany

bull bully

Another mascot nicknamed Bulli. This steer brought good luck to his team for several seasons in a row: in three years, the RB Leipzig football club escaped from the third Bundesliga to the first.

Sports mascots from Germany

Little Bear Guertinho

The brown bear Herthinho hasn't missed a home match at Hertha Football Club since 1999. According to legend, a plush figure more than two meters high flew straight from Brazil.

The Belarusian team dropped from 34th to 37th place in the medal standings of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. On the 11th working day of the competition, August 16, the team did not win any awards.

For August 6-16, 204 sets of medals were played (306 in total). Athletes from 75 states (including partially recognized Kosovo and Taiwan) and two athletes performing under the Olympic flag became their owners, BelaPAN writes.

1. USA - 28 gold, 28 silver, 28 bronze (84 in total)

2. UK - 19, 19, 12 (50)

3. China - 17, 15, 19 (51)

4. Russia - 12, 12, 14 (38)

5. Germany - 11, 8, 7 (26)

6. Italy - 8, 9, 6 (23)

7. Netherlands - 8, 3, 3 (14)

8. France - 7, 11, 11 (29)

9. Australia - 7, 8, 9 (24)

10. Japan - 7, 4, 18 (29)

11. South Korea - 6, 3, 5 (14)

12. Hungary - 6, 3, 4 (13)

13. Spain - 4, 1, 2 (7)

14. New Zealand - 3, 6, 1 (10)

15. Brazil - 3, 4, 4 (11)

16. Kenya - 3, 3, 0 (6)

17. Canada - 3, 2, 9 (14)

18. Croatia - 3, 2, 0 (5)

20. Kazakhstan - 2, 3, 5 (10)

21. North Korea - 2, 3, 2 (7)

22. Cuba - 2, 2, 4 (8)

23. Poland - 2, 2, 3 (7)

24. Colombia - 2, 2, 0 (4)

25. Belgium, Switzerland - 2, 1, 2 (5) each

27. Greece, Thailand - 2, 1, 1 each (4)

29. Argentina - 2, 1, 0 (3)

30. Uzbekistan - 2, 0, 4 (6)

31. Iran - 2, 0, 2 (4)

32. South Africa - 1, 5, 1 (7)

33. Ukraine - 1, 4, 2 (7)

34. Sweden - 1, 4, 1 (6)

35. Denmark - 1, 3, 5 (9)

36. Armenia - 1, 3, 0 (4)

37. Belarus - 1, 2, 2 (5)

38. Slovenia - 1, 2, 1 (4)

39. Czech Republic - 1, 1, 5 (7)

40. Georgia - 1, 1, 4 (6)

41. Ethiopia - 1, 1, 3 (5)

42. Romania - 1, 1, 2 (4)

43. Bahrain, Vietnam, Slovakia - 1, 1, 0 each (2)

46. ​​Taiwan - 1, 0, 2 (3)

47. IOC - 1, 0, 1 (2)

48. Bahamas, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Singapore, Fiji - 1, 0, 0 each (1)

54. Azerbaijan - 0, 2, 4 (6)

55. Turkey - 0, 2, 1 (3)

56. Indonesia, Ireland - 0, 2, 0 (2) each

58. Lithuania - 0, 1, 2 (3)

59. Malaysia, Mongolia - 0, 1, 1 each (2)

61. Algeria, Venezuela, Grenada, Qatar, Philippines - 0, 1, 0 each (1)

66. Norway - 0, 0, 3 (3)

67. Egypt, Israel - 0, 0, 2 each (2)

69. Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Moldova, UAE, Portugal, Tunisia, Estonia - 0, 0, 1 each (1)

Hope Lepeshko and Marina Litvinchuk in the final race in a double kayak (distance 500 m) they took sixth place (1 minute 46.967 seconds).

cyclist Tatyana Sharakova took 9th place in the track all-around (omnium), gaining 164 points. In the scratch, she was first (40 points), in the individual pursuit - tenth (22), in the elimination race - seventh (28), in the time trial - 17th (8), in the circuit race - 13th (16 ), in the points race - fourth (50) among 18 participants.

Weightlifter Alexey Mzhachik(weight category over 105 kg) took 12th place with a combined total of 411 kg (187 kg snatch, 224 kg clean and jerk).

In Greco-Roman wrestling Timofei Deinichenko(weight category up to 98 kg), who was considered a contender for a medal, in the first fight (1/16 finals) lost to the Swede Carl Frederik Stefan Schön(1:3).

Alina Talay at a distance of 100 m hurdles, she took second place in her race (12.74 seconds) and advanced to the semi-finals. Her compatriot Ekaterina Poplavskaya finished seventh in her octet (13.45) and was eliminated from the fight.

Pole vaulter Irina Yakoltsevich failed to qualify (4.15 m), placing 34th. To qualify for the final, you had to be in the top 12.

spear thrower Tatyana Kholodovich from the fifth place she reached the final (63.78 meters). Tatiana Korzh showed the 26th result (56.16) and dropped out of the fight.

The same place in qualifying for the long jumper Olga Sudareva(6.29 m), which, therefore, was not among the 12 finalists.

The Belarusian team took 40th place in the unofficial medal count of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games, which took place from August 5 to 21 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

The Belarusian team took 40th place in the unofficial medal count of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games, which took place from August 5 to 21 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

On account of the national team - one gold (Vladislav Goncharov, trampoline), four silver (Daria Naumova, Vadim Streltsov, weightlifting; Maria Mamashuk, wrestling; Ivan Tikhon, hammer throw) and four bronze (women's kayak four; Alexandra Gerasimmenya, swimming; Javit Gamzatov, Greco-Roman wrestling; Ibragim Saidov, freestyle wrestling).

Thus, the prediction of the Associated Press world news agency, according to which Belarusian athletes were to win one gold, two silver and four bronze medals, turned out to be close to the truth (however, the agency's experts guessed only Tikhon from the personalities).

A total of 306 sets of awards were drawn. Athletes from 86 states (including partially recognized Kosovo and Taiwan) and two athletes who compete under the Olympic flag became their owners.

Medal Score:

1. USA - 46 gold, 37 silver, 38 bronze (total 121)

2. UK - 27, 23, 17 (67)

3. China - 26, 18, 26 (70)

4. Russia - 19, 18, 19 (56)

5. Germany - 17, 10, 15 (42)

6. Japan - 12, 8, 21 (41)

7. France - 10, 18, 14 (42)

8. South Korea - 9, 3, 9 (21)

9. Italy - 8, 12, 8 (28)

10. Australia - 8, 11, 10 (29)

11. Netherlands - 8, 7, 4 (19)

12. Hungary - 8, 3, 4 (15)

13. Brazil - 7, 6, 6 (19)

14. Spain - 7, 4, 6 (17)

15. Kenya - 6, 6, 1 (13)

17. Croatia - 5, 3, 2 (10)

18. Cuba - 5, 2, 4 (11)

19. New Zealand - 4, 9, 5 (18)

20. Canada - 4, 3, 15 (22)

21. Uzbekistan - 4, 2, 7 (13)

22. Kazakhstan - 3, 5, 9 (17)

23. Colombia - 3, 2, 3 (8)

24. Switzerland - 3, 2, 2 (7)

25. Iran - 3, 1, 4 (8)

26. Greece - 3, 1, 2 (6)

27. Argentina - 3, 1, 0 (4)

28. Denmark - 2, 6, 7 (15)

29. Sweden - 2, 6, 3 (11)

30. South Africa - 2, 6, 2 (10)

31. Ukraine - 2, 5, 4 (11)

32. Serbia - 2, 4, 2 (8)

33. Poland - 2, 3, 6 (11)

34. North Korea - 2, 3, 2 (7)

35. Belgium, Thailand - 2, 2, 2 each (6)

37. Slovakia - 2, 2, 0 (4)

38. Georgia - 2, 1, 4 (7)

39. Azerbaijan - 1, 7, 10 (18)

40. Belarus - 1, 4, 4 (9)

41. Turkey - 1, 3, 4 (8)

42. Armenia - 1, 3, 0 (4)

43. Czech Republic - 1, 2, 7 (10)

44. Ethiopia - 1, 2, 5 (8)

45. Slovenia - 1, 2, 1 (4)

46. ​​Indonesia - 1, 2, 0 (3)

47. Romania - 1, 1, 3 (5)

48. Bahrain, Vietnam - 1, 1, 0 each (2)

50. Taiwan - 1, 0, 2 (3)

51. Bahamas, Côte d'Ivoire, IOC - 1, 0, 1 each (2)

54. Jordan, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Tajikistan, Fiji - 1, 0, 0 each (1)

60. Malaysia - 0, 4, 1 (5)

61. Mexico - 0, 3, 2 (5)

62. Algeria, Ireland - 0, 2, 0 (2) each

64. Lithuania - 0, 1, 3 (4)

65. Bulgaria, Venezuela - 0, 1, 2 each (3)

67. India, Mongolia - 0, 1, 1 each (2)

69. Burundi, Grenada, Qatar, Niger, Philippines - 0, 1, 0 each (1)

74. Norway - 0, 0, 4

75. Egypt, Tunisia - 0, 0, 3 each (3)

77. Israel - 0, 0, 2 (2)

78. Austria, Dominican Republic, Morocco, Moldova, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Finland, Estonia - 0, 0, 1 each (1)

The next Summer Olympic Games will be held in 2020 in Tokyo (Japan).