Rio Olympics 2016: 5 venues you need to know about

#4 Rio Olympic Velodrome

The “bicycle helmet” shaped velodrome will be ready on 25th July, 2016

Capacity: 5000.

Events Hosting: Cycling and Basketball.

The “bicycle helmet” was reconstructed to give it a new look.

Facts:

- It was originally built in 2007 for the 2007 Pan American Games.

- The velodrome was closed in 2013 and reconstructed to fit international standards for the Rio Olympics.

- The new shape of the velodrome is that of a bicycle helmet, which was created by German architects of Schuermann.