The torch for the Olympics in Rio was designed by the creative minds of the Chelles & Hayashi Studio. It has a length of 63.5 cm and a weight of 1,500 gram and is made of recycled aluminum. Movement, innovation and Brazilian flavor form the essence of the torch, whose design reflects the fusion of the Olympic flame and the human warmth of the people of Brazil. The blue and green elements of the torch recall the blue sea and its fluid ripples as well as the mountains and their green curves. Together with the yellow flame they represent the colors of the Brazilian flag. The tip of the torch symbolizes the sun that illuminates everything around it.

A characteristic that can be applied also to the Brazilian people and their shiny way of life. The golden color on the torch stands for victory, while the green curves represent the mountains of Rio and the beauty of nature. American kinetic artist Anthony Howe has designed the cauldron. 12 mt diameter and 2 ton weight, symbolizes the star that warms the earth, with spirals that move continuously and gently metaphor for life. The Olympic cauldron was designed by the famous kinetic sculptor Anthony Howe. With a diameter of 12 m and a weight of two tons the cauldron symbolizes a star that warms the world. Its rays and spirals are in continuous motion representing life. Already in antiquity, athletes abandoned the bellicose conflicts of their countries to participate in the Olympic Games.

In Rio, for the first time in modern age an Olympic refugee team took part at the Games. US swimmer Michael Phelps won Olympic medal number 28 (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) becoming the most successful athlete at modern Olympic Games of all times. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt made history by winning 100m Olympic gold for the third time in a row. He also climbed the winners’ podium over 200m and with the Jamaican 4x100 relay. Artistic gymnast Simone Biles was the uncontested queen of the Games in Rio. The 19-year-old US-American from Columbus secured four gold medals and one bronze at her Olympic debut. Tania Cagnotto, Italy’s greatest diver of all times recovered from her trauma at the London Games in 2012, when only 0.20 points separated her from the Olympic podium. In Rio she won silver in synchronized diving together with Francesca Dallapè and bronze for her performance from the three-meter board. After this great success Tania Cagnotto ended her outstanding carrier.