11th Summer Olympics
| Games of the XI Olympiad | |
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| Host cities |  Aeropag, Paripana
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| Participating NOCs | 86 |
| Opening ceremony | August 6, 2016 |
| Closing ceremony | August 22, 2016 |
The Games of the XI Olympiad, are an international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the city of Aeropag, Paripana.
Contents
Host selection
A bid from Ilysea, Ilyseum was the only bid submitted for the Games, and approved by a vote of the Olympic Council, but was subsequently withdrawn. The executive committee of the Olympic Council invoked emergency provisions of the Olympic Charter to reschedule and move the events to Aeropag.
| City | Country (NOC) | Votes |
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| Ilysea | Ilyseum | 11 |
| Re-open bids | 0 | |
Medal tally
To be added
| # | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | (flag) nation (TRI) | 00 | 00 | 00 | 000 |
| 2 | (flag) host in color (GRA) | 00 | 00 | 00 | 000 |
| 3 | (flag) top ten + host in table (MMM) | 00 | 00 | 00 | 000 |
Participating NOCs
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Demonstration events
The demonstration events chosen for the XI Olympiad were American football, Ancient pentathlon, baseball-softball, and Sevenball.
The host bid from Ilyseum had originally included the events of Blitzball, Pankration, women’s Baseball and men’s Softball but these were cancelled following Ilyseum's withdrawal.
Qualification events
Owing to the circumstances of the change of hosting venue at short notice, qualification events were held for the first time, in a number of countries immediately prior to the opening of the Olympics. In general, athletes representing NOCs in particular regions contested the qualification event geographically closest to them, with qualification quotas per event assigned in particular for athletics. The Paripana Sporting Council and defending Olympic champions were automatically qualified.
Qualifications took place in:
- Liventia
- Langdon (Volleyball)
- Neverend (Athletics, Volleyball)
- Orean (Rugby sevens)
- Paripana
- Aeropag (Athletics, Basketball, Handball, Field hockey, Rugby sevens, Volleyball, Water polo, American Football, Baseball/Softball)
- Royal Kingdom of Quebec
- Attawapiskat (Handball)
- Bathurst (Volleyball)
- California City (Volleyball)
- Gaspe (Volleyball)
- Goose Bay (Water Polo)
- Iqaluit (Athletics)
- Kingston (Basketball)
- Montreal (Handball, Field hockey)
- Ottawa (Basketball)
- San Llera
- Llerana (Handball)
- Vekaiyu
- Calesu (Water polo)
- Eldura (Water polo)
- Provinsk (Water polo)
- Soveri (Water polo)
- Various
- Football qualifiers were held as home-and-away ties, with teams winning in the second round qualifying for the Olympic tournament.
Venues
Aeropag
- Olympic Tower - Opening ceremony, Basketball, Boxing, Fencing, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Rugby sevens, Shooting, Table tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting, American football, Baseball-Softball, Sevenball
- Orange-Green Bowl - Archery
- Aeropag Natatorium - Diving, Swimming, Water polo
Columbia
- Holmes Stadium - Football
Port Lusambo
- Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center - Canoe, Rowing
- Parke Qebálire Putemem - Equestrian
- Surrounding area - Road cycling
Sokojito Dosi
- Sokojito Überdome - Football
Sonoma Center
- Anaphase Alchemy Stadium - Football
Yuba
- Alesanka Park - Football
Events tba
Badminton, Track cycling (?), Golf, Modern pentathlon, Sailing, Triathlon, Wrestling
