Olympic Park
The Barra Olympic Park’s transition to post-Games use encountered political and financial setbacks. Although no long-term governance and funding model was put in place in the first four years of operation, the venues within the park have been used in three main ways since the conclusion of the Olympic Games Rio 2016: as competition venues, high-performance training centres and public-use facilities.
Of the nine Olympic Park competition venues, five were permanent venues (Carioca Arena 1, Carioca Arena 2, Carioca Arena 3, the Olympic Velodrome and the Olympic Tennis Centre), two were pre-existing venues (the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre and the Rio Olympic Arena) and two were temporary venues (the Future Arena and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium).
Competition venues
New permanent venues Carioca 1 and the Olympic Velodrome have continued to serve as competition venues after the Games.
Carioca 1 is the home of the Flamengo basketball team and has staged more than 60 sports events since it hosted basketball at Rio 2016. These have included a World Skate Street League Skateboarding Tour event in 2018 and basketball’s FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 2019. Additionally, Carioca 1 serves as a centre for sports excellence for athletes in 12 sports.
The velodrome hosted the 2018 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, and the venue has also staged local cycling events. It is mainly used as a training venue by the national cycling federation. It has remained a competition venue despite suffering damage from two separate fires in 2017, both blamed on sky lanterns used in Brazilian festivals. Beyond cycling, the velodrome can serve as a venue for many different sports and has hosted national events in wrestling, judo and table tennis, as well as a business exhibition.
The velodrome also offers free sporting and cultural activities to 2,000 people per month. And, in 2024, it will also become the headquarters of Brazil's first Olympic Museum.