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WHATÕS NEW?GOLFOlympic Golf Course 11-14 August; 17-20 AugustRUGBYDeodoro Stadium6-11 AugustRugby returns to the Olympic Games after a 92-year absence with two 12-team rugby sevens tournaments. At the Games, matches are split into two breathless seven-minute halves, apart from the slightly longer gold medal contests, which will comprise two halves of 10 minutes.Events: 2Athletes: 288The worldÕs best golfers will be part of the Olympic Games for the first time in more than a century, as the Olympic Golf Course in Barra hosts individual stroke-play tournaments for men and women. Whoever has the lowest score at the end of four 18-hole rounds will claim the gold medal.Events: 2Athletes: 120Two popular sports return to the Olympic programme in Rio de Janeiro, bringing the total number of medal events at the Games to 306WRESTLINGCarioca Arena 214-21 AugustWomenÕs participation will increase at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, with two new categories added to the womenÕs freestyle discipline as 53kg, 58kg, 69kg and 75kg replace 55kg and 72kg. The format has also changed across all events from three rounds of two minutes to two rounds of three minutes with new, cumulative scoring. Events: 18Athletes: 344VOLLEYBALLMaracan‹zinho; Beach Volleyball Arena6-21 AugustBeach volleyball, where teams of two face off on the sand, will take place on Copacabana Beach, the spiritual home of the sport in Rio. The Maracan‹zinho will host the indoor volleyball matches, which are contested by teams of six.Events: 4Athletes: 384WEIGHTLIFTINGRiocentro – Pavilion 26-16 AugustAthletes will compete in bodyweight categories and perform two lifts Ð the snatch, and the clean and jerk. Competitors are allowed three attempts to perform each technique and their final score is the combined total of the two highest successful attempts.Events: 15Athletes: 260AboveThe beach volleyball events will be staged in Copacabana46 OLYMPIC REVIEW RIO 2016 SPORTS GUIDE