Rio Olympic Games by the numbers

By Jonathan Rumley, CBC Sports

The 2016 Summer Olympics have finally arrived and like any major sporting event, there are plenty of big numbers involved.

Officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio 2016 marks the first time the international multi-sport event is being held in South America.

Here's a look at some figures to expect from the Rio Games.

From athletes to tickets

There are 314 Canadian athletes competing in this year's Summer Games, including 187 women and 127 men. Ontario is sending 132 competitors, 68 athletes call British Columbia home and Quebec has 54 participants at the event. The oldest competitor is 56 years of age and the youngest is only 16. 

In total, Rio organizers are expecting to host 10,500 athletes from 205 countries, including first-time entrants South Sudan and Kosovo. There will be 306 medal events featuring 28 Olympic sports, including 136 for women, 161 for women and nine that are mixed.

Competition will take place at 33 venues in the host city, as well as five outside venues.

Canada won 18 medals in London (2012), 19 in Beijing (2008), 12 in Athens (2004) and 14 in Sydney (2000). The most gold medals ever won in the summer was 10 in Los Angeles (1984) and the least was none, most recently in Montreal (1976). Team Canada has averaged less than three gold medals for each Summer Games since Atlanta (1996) after only winning one in the 2012 London Olympics. 

A July study from the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford said the Rio Games were expected to cost $6.05 billion, which is much less than the 2012 London Olympics — the most expensive Summer Games in history — pegged at $19.74 billion. The least costly Summer Games were the 1960 Tokyo Olympics at $371.09 million, according to the study. 

Rio organizers say they've sold $425.07 million worth of tickets, with prices ranging from $15.79 to $489.49 for sporting events, and tickets are costing buyers $82.96 to $1,910.27 to attend the opening ceremony.

As for the opening ceremony, 4,800 performers and volunteers will take part in the festivities. 

With files from The Canadian Press and The Associated Press