Deodoro Stadium is a temporary

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at Deodoro

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Park in

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. The stadium hosted

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and modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon events during the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium served as the venue for the Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics, seven-a-side football at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park hosts all five competitions within walking distance: The Deodoro Pentathlon Park is a part of the greater Deodoro Olympic venues cluster which also hosts the Olympic Whitewater Stadium, Olympic Whitewater Canoe/Kayak slalom, Olympic Hockey Centre (Rio de Janeiro), Field Hockey, Mountain Bike Centre, Mountain Bike and Olympic BMX Center, BMX cycling competitions. The Mountain Bike, BMX and Whitewater venues are grouped together in the Deodoro Extreme Park (or X Park).

References

External links

Olympic Games - Facilities - Deodoro Region
(brasil2016.gov.br)
Rio de Janeiro Olympic venues map
(rio2016.com)
Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics on Google Maps
Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city) Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathlon venues Deodoro Olympic Park Olympic rugby venues Rugby union stadiums in Brazil {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub