The smallest book about the biggest sporting event! For the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, sports journalist Timon Saatmann has collected curiosities and interesting facts about the Olympics, presenting them in lists and statistics, anecdotes and stories of gold, silver, and bronze, and everything that happens in between: from the Olympic flame and the most unusual sports to forgotten Olympic heroes and the worst doping excuses. Everything about the sports from the Summer and Winter Games - swimming, high jump, long jump, shot put, discus throw, weightlifting, fencing, basketball, wrestling, modern pentathlon, marathon, diving, volleyball, ski jumping, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, speed skating, luge - and the best athletes and Olympic participants with the highest celebrity factor. Featuring Robert Harting, Julius Brink, Jonas Reckermann, Lena Schönenborn, Maria Höfl-Riesch, Katja Seizinger, and many more. And of course, the Olympic career of Bud Spencer is also included. Being there is everything; Brazil, here we come!

“The special fascination of the Games and a wealth of knowledge about the Olympics - this book has both, and for that, it deserves the gold medal.” Beach volleyball player Jonas Reckermann, Olympic champion 2012 in London.