rio2016

API Access

Access dataset files directly from scripts, code, or AI agents.

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Dataset Files

Each file has a stable URL (r-link) that you can use directly in scripts, apps, or AI agents. These URLs are permanent and safe to hardcode.

/core/rio2016/

├ FRESHNESS_CHECK.md

https://datahub.io/core/rio2016/_r/-/FRESHNESS_CHECK.md

├ README.md

https://datahub.io/core/rio2016/_r/-/README.md

├ UPDATE_SCRIPT_MAINTENANCE_REPORT.md

https://datahub.io/core/rio2016/_r/-/UPDATE_SCRIPT_MAINTENANCE_REPORT.md

├ athletes.csv

https://datahub.io/core/rio2016/_r/-/athletes.csv

├ datapackage.json

https://datahub.io/core/rio2016/_r/-/datapackage.json

└ events.csv

https://datahub.io/core/rio2016/_r/-/events.csv

Key Files

Start with these files — they give you everything you need to understand and access the dataset.

datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/core/rio2016/_r/-/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/core/rio2016/_r/-/README.md

Typical Usage

1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
3. Read README.md for full context

Data Previews

athletes

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Schema

name	type	format
id	integer
name	string
nationality	string
sex	string
date_of_birth	date	%Y-%m-%d
height	number
weight	integer
sport	string
gold	integer
silver	integer
bronze	integer
info	string

events

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Schema

name	type
id	integer
sport	string
discipline	string
name	string
sex	string
venues	string

Data Files

File	Description	Size	Last modified	Download
athletes		844 kB	3 months ago	athletes
events		21.5 kB	3 months ago	events

Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
2	865 kB	csv		about 2 months ago	Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0	Rio 2016

Repo: rio2016
Checked on: 2026-03-02

Located Files

README: README.md
Datapackage: not present
Auto-update scripts: none found

Dataset Description

Steps Taken

1. Read README and datapackage (when present) to identify dataset purpose and source references.
1. Inspected update scripts to locate automatic refresh pipelines and hardcoded source URLs.
1. Scanned local data files for max date/year values.
1. Probed upstream source URLs and extracted latest available date from payload or Last-Modified header.
1. Compared local latest vs upstream latest and recorded staleness verdict.

Source Probes

URL: https://datahub.io/core/rio2016 | relevant: false | reachable: true | status: 200 | latest inferred: unknown | reason: ok
URL: https://badgen.net/badge/icon/View%20on%20datahub.io/orange?icon=https://datahub.io/datahub-cube-badge-icon.svg&label&scale=1.25 | relevant: false | reachable: true | status: 200 | latest inferred: 2000-12-31 | reason: ok
URL: https://www.rio2016.com/ | relevant: false | reachable: false | status: 0 | latest inferred: unknown | reason: network error: timed out
URL: https://flother.is/2017/olympic-games-data/ | relevant: false | reachable: true | status: 200 | latest inferred: unknown | reason: ok
URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flother/rio2016/master/athletes.csv | relevant: true | reachable: true | status: 200 | latest inferred: 2016-12-31 | reason: ok
URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flother/rio2016/master/events.csv | relevant: true | reachable: true | status: 200 | latest inferred: unknown | reason: ok
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IOC_country_codes | relevant: false | reachable: true | status: 200 | latest inferred: 2026-03-02 | reason: ok
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee_Olympic_Team_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics | relevant: false | reachable: true | status: 200 | latest inferred: 2026-03-02 | reason: ok
URL: https://www.olympic.org/news/suspension-of-the-kuwait-olympic-committee | relevant: false | reachable: false | status: 403 | latest inferred: unknown | reason: HTTP 403
URL: https://www.olympic.org/the-ioc | relevant: false | reachable: false | status: 403 | latest inferred: unknown | reason: HTTP 403

Freshness Result

Latest local date: 2002-09-12
Latest upstream date: 2016-12-31
Assessment: Local latest 2002-09-12 is 5224 days behind upstream 2016-12-31