Editing Summer Olympic Games (section)

===Recent Games===
[[File:Drones durante a abertura das Olimpíadas de Tóquio.jpg|thumb|The [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo, Japan, had few attendees as a result of excluding public spectators amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].]]

[[Rio de Janeiro]] in Brazil hosted the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], becoming the first South American city to host the Olympics, the second Olympic host city in Latin America, after [[Mexico City]] in [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]], as well as the third city in the Southern Hemisphere to host the Olympics after Melbourne, Australia, in [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] and [[Sydney]], Australia, in [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]. The preparation for these Games was overshadowed by [[Concerns and controversies at the 2016 Summer Olympics|controversies]], including political instability and an economic crisis in the host country, health and safety concerns surrounding the [[Zika virus]], and significant pollution in the [[Guanabara Bay]]. However, these concerns were superseded by a [[Doping in Russia|state-sponsored doping scandal]] involving [[Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics|Russian athletes at the Winter Olympics held two years earlier]], which affected the participation of its athletes in these Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm|title=Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games|work=BBC Sport|date=2 October 2009|access-date=28 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=4 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004101815/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm}}</ref>

The [[2020 Summer Olympics]] were originally scheduled to take place from 24&nbsp;July to 9&nbsp;August 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. The city was the fifth in history to host the Games twice and the first Asian city to have this title. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the then-Japanese Prime Minister [[Shinzo Abe]], the IOC and the Tokyo Organising Committee announced that the 2020 Games were to be delayed until 2021, marking the first time that the Olympic Games have been postponed. This was the first time since 1900 that the games were not held in a [[leap year]], and were instead hosted on a [[Common year|non-leap year]]. Unlike previous Olympics, these Games took place [[Behind closed doors (sport)|without spectators]] due to concerns over COVID-19 and a state of emergency imposed in the host city.<ref name=postponement>{{cite web|title=Tokyo 2020: Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed because of coronavirus|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/52020134|work=BBC Sport|date=24 March 2020|access-date=24 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=13 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413131543/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/52020134}}</ref><ref name=postponement2>{{Cite web|last1=McCurry|first1=Justin|last2=Ingle|first2=Sean|title=Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=24 March 2020|access-date=24 March 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|url-status=live|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329173934/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/24/tokyo-olympics-to-be-postponed-to-2021-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Ingle|first1=Sean|last2=McCurry|first2=Justin|date=8 July 2021|title=Spectators banned from most Olympic events as Covid emergency declared|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/08/tokyo-to-be-put-under-state-of-emergency-for-duration-of-2020-olympic-games|access-date=8 July 2021|work=The Guardian|language=en|url-status=live|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717130447/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/08/tokyo-to-be-put-under-state-of-emergency-for-duration-of-2020-olympic-games}}</ref> Nevertheless, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games featured many memorable moments and feats of technical excellence. One star of the Games, U.S. gymnast [[Simone Biles]], gracefully bowed out to focus on her mental health, but later returned to claim an individual bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/08/08/tokyo-olympics-game-changer-athletes-and-mental-health/5523250001/|title=Will Tokyo Olympics be a game-changer in how we view athletes' mental health?|first=Josh|last=Peter|website=[[USA Today]]|date=8 August 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828111252/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/08/08/tokyo-olympics-game-changer-athletes-and-mental-health/5523250001/}}</ref> Norway's [[Karsten Warholm]] smashed his own world record in the 400m hurdles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/norway-s-karsten-warholm-breaks-world-record-to-win-gold-in-men-s-400m-hurdles|title=Norway's Karsten Warholm breaks world record to win gold in men's 400m hurdles|date=27 June 2023|website=Olympics.com|access-date=28 March 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=3 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703092517/https://olympics.com/en/news/norway-s-karsten-warholm-breaks-world-record-to-win-gold-in-men-s-400m-hurdles}}</ref>

The [[2024 Summer Olympics]] were held in Paris, France, making it the second city after London to host the Summer Olympics three times (the other times being [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900]] and [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]], marking a centenary since the later). This is the first of any Olympic Games after the pandemic to allow spectators to attend. In a first, the opening ceremonies were staged outside the main stadium with the athletes parading down boats along the [[Seine|Seine River]]. Following this, the open water swimming competitions also occurred in the River.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-31|title=France halves crowd numbers for Olympics opening ceremony on River Seine|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240131-france-crops-crowd-numbers-for-olympics-opening-ceremony|access-date=2024-02-01|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131130653/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240131-france-crops-crowd-numbers-for-olympics-opening-ceremony|url-status=live}}</ref>