Olympic BMX Centre
The Olympic BMX Centre is a cycling venue, constructed for the BMX racing events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The surface was supplied by GreenSet. In 2025, the Centre was reopened for public use after a renovation.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: cycling venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as: “Olympic BMX Center”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium and Olympic Mountain Bike Centre.
Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
The Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium is a whitewater paddling venue, constructed to host the canoeing and kayaking slalom events for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium is situated 280 metres southwest of Olympic BMX Centre.
Olympic Mountain Bike Centre
Sports venue
The Mountain Bike Centre is a cycling venue in Deodoro Pentathlon Park, located in the Deodoro district of the West Zone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The facility hosted the mountain biking events for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Olympic Mountain Bike Centre is situated 590 metres southwest of Olympic BMX Centre.
Youth Arena
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
Youth Arena is an indoor arena in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted the Basketball and Fencing events for the Modern Pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Youth Arena is situated 1½ km south of Olympic BMX Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deodoro and Vila Militar.
Deodoro
Suburb
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
Deodoro is a neighborhood of the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Deodoro was one of four venue locations for the 2016 Summer Olympics, along with Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, and Maracanã.
Vila Militar
Suburb
Photo: Quintinense, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila Militar is a planned neighbourhood located in the West Zone of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its construction began in 1904, driven by the need to renovate the facilities of the Military School of Realengo.
Parque Anchieta
Suburb
Parque Anchieta is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Olympic BMX Centre
- Categories: BMX, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.8468° or 22° 50′ 49″ southLongitude
-43.40095° or 43° 24′ 3″ westOpen location code
589R5H3X+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 378126224OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=bmxWikidata ID
Q7089036
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Satellite Map
Discover Olympic BMX Centre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Olympic BMX Centre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز بي إم إكس الأولمبي”
- Chinese: “奧林匹克小輪車中心”
- Croatian: “Centro Olímpico de BMX”
- Dutch: “Centro Olimpico de BMX”
- Dutch: “Centro Olímpico de BMX”
- Dutch: “Olympic BMX Center”
- German: “Centro Olímpico de BMX”
- Hebrew: “המרכז האולימפי לאופני BMX”
- Japanese: “セントロ・オリンピコ・ジ・BMX”
- Lithuanian: “Olimpinis BMX centras”
- Macedonian: “Олимписки BMX-центар”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Centro Olímpico de BMX”
- Norwegian: “Centro Olímpico de BMX”
- Persian: “مرکز دوچرخهسواری بیاماکس المپیک ریو دو ژانیرو”
- Persian: “مرکز دوچرخهسواری بیاماکس المپیک ریودو ژانیرو”
- Portuguese: “Centro Olímpico de BMX”
- Romanian: “Centrul Olimpic de BMX”
- Russian: “Олимпийский центр BMX”
- Spanish: “Centro Olímpico de BMX”
- Ukrainian: “Олімпійський центр BMX”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lago João Tomasini Schwertner and Cemitério de Ricardo de Albuquerque.
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