2016 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, Results, Men, Super heavyweight (+91 kg)
The top three boxers qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 Asia Cup
The 2016 Asia Cup (also called the Micromax Asia Cup T20) was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was held in Bangladesh from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It was the 13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held in Bangladesh, and the first to be played using the T20I format. Bangladesh hosted the tournament for the third consecutive time after 2012 and 2014. Micromax was the main sponsor of the tournament after 2012.


2016 Asia Cup
Along with Bangladesh (the host) and Sri Lanka (the defending champions from the 2014 event), the tournament included India, Pakistan, and ICC associate member the United Arab Emirates, who qualified from a qualifier played from 19 to 22 February 2016.


2016 Asia Cup
India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their sixth Asia Cup title and were unbeaten throughout the tournament.


2016 Asia Cup, Squads
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added to India's squad as a replacement for Mohammed Shami after Shami failed to fully recover from a hamstring injury. Parthiv Patel was added to India's squad as a back-up for MS Dhoni, who suffered a muscle spasm. Mohammad Sami and Sharjeel Khan were added to Pakistan's squad after injuries to Babar Azam and Rumman Raees and following their performances in 2016 Pakistan Super League. Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman was injured during their match against Sri Lanka and was replaced for the rest of the tournament by Tamim Iqbal.


2016 Asia Cup, Squads
Lasith Malinga was named as Sri Lanka's captain for the tournament, but he only played in their first match. Angelo Mathews captained the side in their second and third matches while Dinesh Chandimal stood as captain in their final match.


2016 Asia Cup, Background
After the Asian Cricket Council was downsized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2015, it was announced that upcoming Asia Cup events will be played on rotation basis in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) format based on respective next world events under the ICC. This means that the 2016 and 2020 events will be played using the T20I format, ahead of the 2016 and 2020 World Twenty20s, and the 2018 and 2022 events will be played in ODI format, ahead of the 2019 and 2023 World Cups respectively.


2016 Asia Cup, Venue
All eleven matches of the tournament were played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.


2016 Asia Cup Final
The 2016 Asia Cup Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match on 6 March 2016 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, which was played between Bangladesh and India to determine the winner of the 2016 season of the Asia Cup.


2016 Asia Cup Final
Winning the toss, India elected to field first. Bangladesh set up a  total of 120/5 off 15 overs for their opposition. India chased the total successfully with 13-balls to spare losing 2 wickets in the process.


2016 Asia Cup Final
Hours before the toss, heavy rain lashes Bangladesh capital Dhaka, But the game has been reduced to 15-overs a side, meaning fielding restrictions for five overs. A bowler can bowl a maximum of three overs.


2016 Asia Cup Qualifier
The 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Bangladesh from 19 to 22 February 2016. The event served as a qualifier for the 2016 Asia Cup, which was held in the same country later in the month. The tournament was played as a round-robin, with the participants being the four Asian associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with T20I status. The United Arab Emirates won all three of its matches, joining Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the main event.


2016 Asia Cup Qualifier, Background and teams
The Asia Cup Qualifier was originally scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates in November 2015. However, following a scheduling conflict, it was later decided to move the event, with it now serving as a lead-in to the main tournament. In previous years where associates have participated in the Asia Cup, no standalone qualifier has been held, with teams instead qualifying via the ACC Trophy (2004, 2008) or by invitation (2014). Of the four teams, Oman made their Asia Cup debut.


2016 Asia Kabaddi Cup (Circle style)
2016 Asia Kabaddi Cup was the third season of the Asia Kabaddi Cup hosted by Pakistan which commenced from May 2, 2016, in Pakistan Ordnance Factory Sports Complex, Wah Cantt. The final of this event was played on May 6. The event was broadcast live on PTV Sports.


2016 Asia Kabaddi Cup (Circle style)
The five Asian Kabaddi teams that came to play in this event were Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, and Sri Lanka. The final was played between Pakistan and India whereas  Afghanistan and Iran played for 3rd and 4th place.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship
The 2016 Asia Rugby Championship, or ARC, was the second annual tri-nations series for top-level rugby union in Asia and the twenty-ninth continental championship for the Asia Rugby nations. The Asia Rugby Championship replaced the former Asian Five Nations in 2015, with only three nations competing in the top division instead of the previous five. The 2016 series included Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Other Asian nations competed in the lower division tournaments.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship
The format of the competition is a double round-robin where the top-three nations play each other twice on a home and away basis. The team finishing on top of the standings is declared the winner, and the bottom-placed team is subject to a promotion-relegation play-off against the winner of Division 1, although this opportunity to challenge is often declined.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship, Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings prior to the 2016 tournament in brackets:


2016 Asia Rugby Championship, Top 3 Challenge
Division 1 winners, Malaysia did not choose to participate in the promotion-relegation play-off. Meaning the composition of next series of the tournament remains the same.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments
The 2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual international rugby union tournament for the Asian region. The Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015. The main tournament is now contested by the top three teams in Asia. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Teams
The teams involved in the division tournaments, with their world rankings prior to the competition in brackets:


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Teams, Notes
Singapore was promoted to Division 1 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace Kazakhstan, who withdrew from the tournament.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Teams, Notes
Thailand was promoted to Division 2 prior to the scheduled start of competition to replace the Singapore team promoted to Division 1.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Teams, Notes
Syria withdrew from Division 3 West prior to the scheduled start of competition and was replaced by the United Arab Emirates development side, the Shaheen.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Teams, Notes
Brunei and China withdrew from Division 3 East shortly before the competition and the division was reduced to a single match


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 1
The Division 1 tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+8)


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 1
Malaysia won the Division 1 tournament giving them a promotion chance by playing a match against the third placers of the main tournament in a playoff dubbed as the Top 3 challenge. Malaysia did not choose to participate and will remain in Division 1 in the next edition.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 2
The Division 2 tournament was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. All times are Uzbekistan Time (UTC+5)


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 3 West
The Division 3 West tournament will be held in Amman, Jordan. All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 3 West
Syria were originally scheduled to compete, but withdrew early in the year. They were replaced by the UAE's developmental side, the Shaheen.


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 3 West-Central
The Division 3 West-Central tournament will be held in Doha, Qatar. All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 3 East
The Division 3 East tournament will be held at Queen Sirikit Stadium in Khlong Luang District, Thailand. All times are Indochina Time (UTC+7).


2016 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments, Division 3 East
With the withdrawal of Brunei and China, Division III East became a one-off final between Laos and Indonesia


2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
The 2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series is the eighth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. It was played over three legs hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka. The top two teams besides Japan qualifying for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to win a place as a World Rugby Sevens Series core team.


2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series
The size of the series has been reduced from twelve teams in 2015 to eight teams in 2016. The Asia Rugby Development Sevens Series, held over two legs in India and the United Arab Emirates, served as a qualifier, with the winner qualifying for the main series.


2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Development Series, Chennai Leg
All matches were held at Nehru Jawaharlal Stadium in Chennai, India


2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Development Series, Al Ain Leg
All matches were held at Al Ain Amblers RFC in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates


2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Main Series, Hong Kong
All matches will be held at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium. All times are Hong Kong Time(UTC+8)


2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Main Series, Korea
All Matches will be held at Namdong Asiad Rugby Stadium. All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)


2016 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Main Series, Colombo
All matches will be held at Race Course International Rugby Stadium. All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)


2016 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2016 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the seventeenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament for women. It was played over three legs hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka.


2016 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Hong Kong
The first leg was held at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium.


2016 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Korea
The second leg was held at the Namdong Asiad Rugby Field.


2016 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Colombo
The third and final leg was held at the Race Course International Rugby Stadium.


2016 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The 2016 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season is an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship will be contested by a combination of regulations with Group N competing directly against Super 2000 cars for points.


2016 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The championship will begin in New Zealand on 29 April and conclude in India on 11 December.


2016 Asian Airgun Championships
The 2016 Asian Airgun Championships were held at Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran between 3 and 9 December 2016.


2016 Asian Beach Games
The 5th Asian Beach Games (Vietnamese: Đại hội Thể thao Bãi biển châu Á lần thứ năm) was held in Da Nang, Vietnam. It was the second time for Vietnam to host an Asia level multi-sports event, after Ha Noi held Asian Indoor Games (2009). However, this was the first time that an event not be held in Ha Noi.


2016 Asian Beach Games, Logo
5th Asian Beach Games Activity icon is designed to simulate the waves and sand in the shape of the young athletes, healthy and active, athletic performances (volleyball , handball) with the symbol of the Union Olympic Council of Asia inside.


2016 Asian Beach Games, Logo
With the power of sports, all part of the logo rise up to form a large V shape (which means "Vietnam", "Victory", "V" - the fifth in icon Greece) which confirms the role of the host countries, highlighting the spirit of competition as well as the aspirations of the athletes win.


2016 Asian Beach Games, Logo
The combination of sea and sand waved together reflects the strength and strong wills of Vietnam as well as carrying sporting friendly message and welcome to all athletes; represents the solidarity and friendship of the Asian family with the expectation of a successful 5th Asian Beach Games.


2016 Asian Beach Games, Mascot
The mascot of the games is a swiftlet named Chim Yen. Special characteristic of the southern central coastal region of Vietnam is famous for bird nest - a product of high economic value in general and a specialty of Da Nang in particular.


2016 Asian Beach Games, Mascot
The mascot is a stylized little boy with funny hair on the head, a small V-shaped tail (a characteristic of oats), holding a lit torch represents the spirit of unity, peace and health of human life. The sun of the Olympic Council of Asia and on the traditional wave of mascot costumes symbolizing the Asian Beach Games. The colors used for the mascot is blue, red, black and gold representing the blue sea water, golden sand and feathers of birds.


2016 Asian Beach Games, Participating nations
41 out of the 45 Asian countries took part. Palestine, Yemen, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia did not compete. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.


2016 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships
The 2016 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship was a beach volleyball event, that was held from 25 to 28 March, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.


2016 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2016 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships was the 9th edition of the Asian Canoe Slalom Championships. The event took place from 23 to 24 April 2016 in Toyama, Japan. The event was the only Asian qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.


2016 Asian Cross Country Championships
The 13th Asian Cross Country Championships took place on February 29, 2016 in Manama, Bahrain.


2016 Asian Cycling Championships
The 2016 Asian Cycling Championships took place at Izu Ōshima and at the Izu Velodrome in Izu, Japan from 19 to 30 January 2016.


2016 Asian Development Tour
The 2016 Asian Development Tour was the seventh season of the Asian Development Tour, a second-tier tour operated by the Asian Tour.


2016 Asian Development Tour, Order of Merit
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Asian Tour cards for 2017.


2016 Asian Dragon Boat Championships
The 2016 Asian Dragon Boat Championships was hosted from November 11–12, 2016 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan and was organized by the Philippine Canoe-Kayak Federation.


2016 Asian Dragon Boat Championships
The 2016 edition marked the first time the Philippines hosted the continental tournament.


2016 Asian Dragon Boat Championships, Events
Events in 4 categories will be held in two days.


2016 Asian Dragon Boat Championships, Participants
10 nations entered the tournament but four nations (Brunei, India, Iran, Singapore) did not compete in a single event leaving six nations as participants.


2016 Asian Fencing Championships
The 2016 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Wuxi, China from 13 to 18 April 2016 at the Wuxi Sports Center.


2016 Asian Formula Renault Series
The 2016 Asian Formula Renault Series (aka AFR Series) is the 17th season of the AFR Series since its creation in 2000 by FRD. The season began on 19 March at the Zhuhai International Circuit and will end on 23 October at the Zhejiang International Circuit after six double-header events. For the first time, the series will travel to Korea and Thailand, hosting a round at Yeongam and Buriram respectively; the rest of the rounds will be held in China.


2016 Asian Formula Renault Series
Starting from previous season, drivers and teams compete in two classes, Class A for drivers and teams competing with the 2013 FR2.0 car, and Class B for drivers and teams using the FR2.0 old spec cars.


2016 Asian Formula Renault Series
As part of an enhanced agreement with Renault Sport, the season will feature a scholarship program for young Chinese drivers, called Road to Champion. The winner among these drivers over the last three rounds of the championship will secure a link to race the following year in Europe with the help of Renault Sport.


2016 Asian Formula Renault Series, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top 14 classified finishers. Drivers in classes A and B are classified separately.


2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the seventh edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, between 19 and 21 February.


2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Three new women's Asian indoor records were set at the competition: 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) in the pole vault by Li Ling, 51.67 seconds for the 400 metres by Kemi Adekoya, and 3:35.07 minutes for the 4 × 400 metres relay set by Bahrain. In total, twelve championship records were improved at the competition. The host nation Qatar topped the medal table with six gold medals (all on the men's side). China was second with five gold medals and Kazakhstan had four titles to its name.


2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Five titles from the 2014 edition were defended successfully, including all the men's distance titles. Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla of Qatar won the 800 metres for a second title while his compatriot Mohamad Al-Garni retained both his 1500 metres and 3000 metres gold medals in championship record times. Another championship record defence came from Kuwait's Abdulaziz Al-Mandeel in the 60 metres hurdles. The two other athletes to defend their titles were both high jumpers: Mutaz Essa Barshim took his fourth straight men's title for the host nation and Svetlana Radzivil of Uzbekistan took the honour of being the only returning women's champion to leave undefeated.


2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Betlhem Desalegn took a women's distance double in the 1500 m and 3000 m, becoming the first Emirati gold medallist in championships history. Swapna Barman was initially the women's pentathlon runner-up, but was disqualified upon appeal for a lane infringement in the final 800 m event. Other prominent disqualifications were home favourites Samuel Francis and Tosin Ogunode, who fell foul of the false start rule in the men's 60 metres. Three infrequent participants reached the medal table for first time: the Philippines through men's 60 m bronze medallist Eric Cray, Sri Lanka courtesy of women's 800 m runner-up Nimali Waliwarsha Arachchige and men's high jump third-placer Manjula Kumara, and finally Jordan via their women's 4 × 400 m relay team.


2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Results
These are the full results of the 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships which took place between 19 and 21 February 2016 in Doha, Qatar.


2016 Asian Judo Championships
The 2016 Asian Judo Championships were the 22nd edition of the Asian Judo Championships, and were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from April 15 to April 17, 2016.


2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
The 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 17th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association and the Vietnam Athletics Federation. Athletes born between 1997 and 2000 competed in 44 events, divided evenly between the sexes. The competition took place over four days from 3–6 June at Thống Nhất Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A total of 45 countries entered athletes into the tournament, eighteen of which reached the medal table.


2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
Japan topped the medal table with thirteen gold medals among a total of 27, overturning a long period of Chinese dominance. China was a comfortable second, with 22 medals, half of which were gold. India was the next best performing nation and the only other to reach double digits in the medal count, taking seven golds. The hosts Vietnam took two golds and placed seventh in the medals overall. Two championship records were broken, both by Japanese: Junya Sado won the men's javelin throw in 77.97 m (255 ft 9 1⁄2 in) and Chika Mukai took the 3000 m steeplechase in 10:21.04 minutes.


2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
Malaysia's Khairul Hafiz Jantan was the most successful athlete of the competition, winning three medals: the 100 metres gold, and silvers in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. Yang Chun-han was the only man to take two golds, topping the podium in the latter two events. On the women's side, there were two double gold medallists: Jisna Mathew led India to a 400 m individual and relay double, while Lili Das scored a middle-distance double. Japan's Haruko Ishizuka took 400 m bronze after winning the hurdles gold and her compatriots Shinichi Yukinaga and Nanaka Kori also took minor medals in the discus after becoming shot put winners.


2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
The event was held in the month before the global 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships. Several of Asia's medallists at that competition were not present at the regional meet, although Qatar's Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz became a double discus throw champion and India's Neeraj Chopra improved from a silver in Ho Chi Minh to a world under-20 gold with a world junior record throw. The 2016 world under-20 high jump bronze medallist Mohamat Allamine Hamdi managed only sixth on the Asian stage that year.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool A, Thailand
The following is the Thai roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool A, Sri Lanka
The following is the Sri Lankan roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool A, Vietnam
The following is the Vietnamese roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool B, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool B, Kazakhstan
The following is the Kazakhstani roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool B, Hong Kong
The following is the Hong Kong roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool B, New Zealand
The following is the New Zealand roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool C, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool C, India
The following is the Indian roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool C, Macau
The following is the Macau roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool C, Iran
The following is the Iranian roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool D, South Korea
The following is the Korean roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool D, Chinese Taipei
The following is the Taiwanese roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool D, Australia
The following is the Australian roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship squads, Pool D, Philippines
The following is the Filipino roster in the 2016 Asian Junior Championship.


2016 Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
The 2016 Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from  16 ‐ 21 September 2016. It was organised by the  Table Tennis Association of Thailand under the authority of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU).


2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
The 2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Club League Handball Championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted by Al-Ahli Sports Club in Amman (Jordan) from 29 October to 5 November 2016. Al-Noor Club of Saudi Arabia won the championship by beating two times champion El-Jaish Sports Club of Qatar in the final match by 25-23. Defending Champion Lekhwiya Sports Club of Qatar managed to get bronze medal after beating Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club of Islamic Republic of Iran by 31-21. It is the official competition for men's handball clubs of Asia crowning the Asian champions. The winner of the championship qualified for the 2017 IHF Super Globe.


2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 17th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar from 23 to 31 August 2016. The champions qualified for the 2017 Club World Championship as Asia's representative.


2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2015 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2015 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn. But, Turkmenistan later withdrew. Final standing of the 2015 edition are shown in brackets except the hosts who did not participate in the 2015 edition.


2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship
The 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held from 15 to 28 January 2016 in Isa Town and Manama, Bahrain. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Championship.


2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship
Qatar secured their second consecutive title by defeating Bahrain 27–22 in the final. The bronze medal was captured by Japan, by beating Saudi Arabia 25–16.


2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
The 2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship is the 15th edition of the Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship held from 22 July to 1 August 2016 at Amman, Jordan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It also acts as the qualification tournament for the 2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.


2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, Draw
United Arab Emirates withdrew from the tournament after the draw took place.


2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, Placement Round
Team were seeded according to their results in preliminary groups.


2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, Main Round
Team were seeded according to their result of preliminary group matches.


2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
The 2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 9 to 17 July 2016. Top two teams qualified for the 2017 U21 World Championship.


2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2014 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2014 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn. Final standing of the 2014 edition are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 6th.


2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
The 2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup , so-called 2016 AVC Cup for Men was the 5th edition of the Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, played by top eight teams of the 2015 Asian Championship. It was held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand from 22 to 28 September 2016.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship. All teams not seeded were drawn. Final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 8th.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2016 AVC Cup for Men in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads, Pool A, Thailand
The following is the Thai roster in the 2016 AVC Cup for Men.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads, Pool A, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2016 AVC Cup for Men.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads, Pool A, Kazakhstan
The following is the Kazakhstani roster in the 2016 AVC Cup for Men.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads, Pool A, Chinese Taipei
The following is the Taiwanese roster in the 2016 AVC Cup for Men.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads, Pool B, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2016 AVC Cup for Men.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads, Pool B, Iran
The following is the Iranian roster in the 2016 AVC Cup for Men.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads, Pool B, Australia
The following is the Australian roster in the 2016 AVC Cup for Men.


2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup squads, Pool B, South Korea
The following is the Korean roster in the 2016 AVC Cup for Men.


2016 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
The 2016 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship was the 7th edition of the Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship held from 27 August - 5 September 2016 at Manama, Bahrain under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. Is also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship to be held in Georgia.


2016 Asian Netball Championships
The 2016 Asian Netball Championships were held in Thailand, with Malaysia winning the championship and Sri Lanka the runners-up. The next edition, the 2018 Asian Netball Championships, was held in Singapore.


2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament
The 2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament was held in New Delhi, India between January 27 and February 3. This tournament was the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, after the 2015 Asian Shooting Championships was stripped of its status after the IOC suspended Kuwait NOC.


2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament
The National Rifle Association of India hosted this international competition at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi. The competition had three separate disciplines: Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun.


2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament, Participating Nations
A total of 538 shooters representing 30 countries participated in this event.


2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament, 2016 Olympic Quota Obtained by Nations and Independent Athletes
A total of 35 quota places for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be awarded based on this event.


2016 Asian Para Athletics Championships
2016 Asian Para Athletics Championships or IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship 2016 was its first kind of continental championship held at Dubai Police Club Stadium, Dubai, UAE from March 7 to March 12. Iran emerged as overall champions with winning 23 Gold, 10 Silver and 7 Bronze while China and India finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.


2016 Asian Para Athletics Championships, Schedule
The championship was played as per the standard rules and regulations set by IPC, Many events are open to athletes with lower classification numbers, who are deemed to have a greater impairment, such as the men's discus F56, which can also be contested by F54 and F55 classification athletes.


2016 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 8th Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 8 - 10 May 2016.


2016 Asian Rowing Championships
The 2016 Asian Rowing Championships were the 17th Asian Rowing Championships and took place from September 9–13, 2016, in Fenhu Water Sports Center, Jiashan, China.


2016 Asian Sailing Championship
The 2016 Asian Sailing Championship was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5–12 March and served as a qualification event for the 2016 Summer Olympics in six events.


2016 Asian Shotgun Championships
The 2016 Asian Shotgun Championships were held at Al-Forsan International Sports Resort, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates between 1 and 9 November, 2016.


2016 Asian Swimming Championships
The 10th Asian Swimming Championships were held 14–20 November 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.


2016 Asian Swimming Championships
The Championships is organized by the Asia Swimming Federation (AASF), and in 2016 featured competition in 4 of the 5 Aquatics disciplines in 56 events:


2016 Asian Taekwondo Championships
The 2016 Asian Taekwondo Championships were the 22nd edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and was scheduled from April 18 to 20, 2016 at the Marriott Convention Center Grand Ballroom in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.


2016 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament for Rio Olympic Games was held from April 16 to 17, 2016 at the Marriot Convention Center Grand Ballroom in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. The top two athletes from each weight division qualified for the Olympics. 98 athletes from 36 Asian countries entered the qualification tournament.


2016 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament
4 million pesos approved budget by the Philippine Sports Commission was spent by the Philippine Taekwando Association for the hosting rights and event preparations.


2016 Asian Tour
The 2016 Asian Tour was the 22nd season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.


2016 Asian Tour, Tournament results
The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.


2016 Asian Tour, Tournament results
Fifty percent of the prize money from two major championships (the U.S. Open and The Open Championship) and one of the World Golf Championships counts towards the Order of Merit, but these tournaments are not shown below.


2016 Asian Tour, Order of Merit
There is a complete list on the official site .


2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships
The 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from April 22 - 30, 2016. It was the 46th men's and 27th women's championship.


2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2016 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship
The 2016 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship, was the first edition of the Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship held from 26 October to 1 November 2016 at Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It is the official competition for women's handball clubs of Asia crowning the Asian champions.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2016 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 17th staging of the AVC Club Championships which was hosted by the Philippines. The tournament was held at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna. It was  held from September 3 to September 11, 2016.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
The tournament was organized by the Philippine Super Liga and the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. The tournament serves as the 2nd Asian tournament which was hosted by the LVPI following the Asian Under-23 Championships hosting in 2015.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The drawing of lots of the teams, which determined the composition of the pools for the Asian Women's Club Championship, was conducted on April 27, 2016 at the Foton Quezon Avenue showroom in Quezon City.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
The following procedures shall be followed to determine the ranking of teams in a pool:


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in Biñan, Philippines.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool A, Foton Pilipinas
The following is the roster of the Filipino club Foton Pilipinas in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool A, Liên Việt Post Bank
The following is the roster of the Vietnamese club Liên Việt Post Bank in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool A, Kwai Tsing
The following is the roster of the Hong Kong club Kwai Tsing in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool B, Bangkok Glass
The following is the roster of the Thai club Bangkok Glass in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool B, April 25
The following is the roster of the North Korean club April 25 in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool B, Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
The following is the roster of the Iranian club Sarmayeh Bank Tehran in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool C, NEC Red Rockets
The following is the roster of the Japanese club NEC Red Rockets in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool C, Altay
The following is the roster of the Kazakhstani club Altay in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool C, Jakarta Electric PLN
The following is the roster of the Indonesian club Jakarta Electric PLN in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool D, Ba'yi Shenzhen
The following is the roster of the Chinese club Ba'yi Shenzhen in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool D, T. Grand
The following is the roster of the Taiwanese club T. Grand in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads, Pool D, Malaysia
The following is the roster of the Malaysian national team which will compete as a club in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship
The 2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 23 July to 31 July 2016. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.


2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2014 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2014 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn. Final standing of the 2014 edition are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 4th.


2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup
The 2016 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship was a Volleyball Championship held in the Vinh Yen Gymnasium in the Vĩnh Phúc Province, Vietnam from September 14–20, 2016. The China national team claimed the championship and Chinese player Li Jing was awarded Most Valuable Player.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship by serpentine system. The hosts which ranked fifth has the right to seed in top position of pool A. The number in brackets show the ranking of 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2016 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads, China
The following is the Chinese roster in the 2016 Asian Cup Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads, Iran
The following is the Iranian roster in the 2016 Asian Cup Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads, Japan
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2016 Asian Cup Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads, Kazakhstan
The following is the Kazakhstani roster in the 2016 Asian Cup Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads, South Korea
The following is the Korean roster in the 2016 Asian Cup Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads, Chinese Taipei
The following is the Taiwanese roster in the 2016 Asian Cup Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads, Thailand
The following is the Thai roster in the 2016 Asian Cup Championship.


2016 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup squads, Vietnam
The following is the Vietnamese roster in the 2016 Asian Cup Championship.


2016 Asian Wrestling Championships
The 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships was held at the Bangkok Youth Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The event took place from February 17 to February 21, 2016.


2016 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2016 Olympic Wrestling Asian Qualification Tournament was the second regional qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics. The competition was held from 18 to 20 March 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan.


2016 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament
The top two wrestlers in each weight class earn a qualification spot for their nation.


2016 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship
The 2016 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship was the 1st edition of the Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship held from 10 to 16 August 2016 at Pattaya, Thailand under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It also acts as the qualification tournament for the 2017 Youth Beach Handball World Championship and the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.


2016 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship, Format
The tournament was played on the round-robin format. A team had to play match with all the other teams. The final standings were according to the standing in the group table.


2016 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship, Format
Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams were equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.


2016 Aspria Tennis Cup
The 2016 Aspria Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Milan, Italy between 20 and 26 June 2016.


2016 Aspria Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Aspria Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2016 Aspria Tennis Cup – Doubles
Nikola Mektić and Antonio Šančić were the defending champions but chose not to participate.


2016 Aspria Tennis Cup – Doubles
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela and Max Schnur won the title after defeating Alessandro Motti and Peng Hsien-yin 1–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–5] in the final.


2016 Aspria Tennis Cup – Singles
Federico Delbonis was the defending champion but chose not to participate.


2016 Aspria Tennis Cup – Singles
Marco Cecchinato won the title after defeating Laslo Đere 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election
The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam, a state in North-eastern India. The overall voter turnout was 84.72%, which set a new record for Assam. The turnout was an increase from the 2011 Assembly election figure of 75%.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election
The counting of votes and results declaration was completed on 19 May 2016. The election brought a change of power as the Indian National Congress (INC), which had formed the government under Tarun Gogoi since 2001, lost its majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, lit "Indian People's Party") led by Sarbananda Sonowal.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Background
The prior Assam assembly ended on 5 June 2016. The full bench of the Election Commission headed by Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi visited Assam on 21 December 2015. Voter-verified paper audit trails were introduced in 10 constituencies (approximately 2400 polling booths) in Assam assembly polls. These included the four assembly constituencies in Kamrup Metro district: Dispur, Jalukbari, Gauhati East and Gauhati West. 250 polling stations were made model polling stations.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Background, Electoral process
An update to the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) was to be completed by 1 January 2016, monitored by the Supreme Court of India. By September 2015, the first phase was completed; over 66.90 lakh (6,690,000) households submitted forms linking themselves to either the NRC of 1951 or any of the electoral rolls prior to 24 March 1971. It was to be followed by verifying the applications.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Background, Electoral process
The effort was intended to detect and deport the illegal migrants who came from neighbouring Bangladesh on or after 25 March 1971. Since 1985, Foreigners' Tribunals have declared over 38,000 persons in Assam as illegal migrants. Nearly 1.5 lakh (150,000) names in Assam's electoral rolls carry the prefix "D" for "Doubtful" citizenship status. The Supreme Court directed the Assam Government to complete the final NRC by 1 March 2016. In May 2015, the historic India–Bangladesh land swap deal was signed, exchanging long-standing territorial enclaves and simplifying the border.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Background, Electoral process
According to the draft electoral rolls published in October 2015, the total number of voters in Assam stands at 1.92 crores (19.2  million). The Election Commission said that final electoral rolls would be published by 11 January 2016.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Background, Religion data
According to the 2011 census, 61.5% were Hindus, 34.22% were Muslims. Christian minorities (3.7%) are mostly among some of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/ST) population. The Scheduled Tribe population (both ST(Plains) and ST(Hills) combined) in Assam is around 13% of which the Bodo people(an indigenous Assamese community) account for 40% and the Scheduled Caste population is about 7.4% of which the Kaibarta and Jal Keot(both indigenous Assamese communities) combined account for about 36%.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Background, Religion data
Out of 32 districts of Assam, 11 are Muslim majority according to the 2011 census. The districts are Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Karimganj, South Salmara–Mankachar, Hailakandi, Darrang and Bongaigaon. Bodos have a population share of 12% and the Kaibarta and Jal Keot have a total share of about 10% (all of which are a part of the indigenous Assamese community). The share of the indigenous Assamese communities in Assam was about 47% in the 2001 census which has reduced to about 40-45% in 2016 as predicted by experts. Indigenous Assamese Muslims, also known as Khilonjia Muslims, include ethnic groups such as Goria and Moria, and are estimated to be around 40 lakhs in population out of a total 1 crore (4 million out of 10 million) Muslims in Assam.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
In November 2015, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah held a party workers' rally in Dibrugarh in Upper Assam Division. Union Minister and Lakhimpur MP Sarbananda Sonowal was made Assam BJP chief to head their election committee. Sonowal found the situation of illegal immigration from Bangladesh "very alarming". (Sonowal had led an effort to have the controversial Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) (IMDT) Act struck down by the Supreme court of India in December 2006, making deportations easier.) Himanta Biswa Sarma, a state Congress heavyweight joined BJP. BJP has aimed for 'Mission 84' in Assam. BJP led in 69 assembly constituencies in the Lok Sabha elections 2014 by winning 7 Lok Sabha seats in Assam. For the first time, the BJP had contested the Bodoland Territorial Council elections, and won a seat.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
In December 2015, Indian National Congress (INC) Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited Assam where he accused Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS, lit "National Volunteer Organisation") workers of not letting him enter Barpeta Satra temple in Barpeta district. RSS, widely regarded as the parent organisation of BJP, denied the charge. Gandhi announced that Tarun Gogoi would be the chief minister candidate of INC. Demand was growing for giving scheduled tribe (ST) status to six communities – Tai Ahoms, Koch Rajbongshis, Moran, Motok, Sootea and 36 tea tribes (the descendants of tea garden workers settled by British in the state from Chotanagpur plateau in the mid-19th century).


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
In November 2015, nine members of the legislative assembly left the INC and joined BJP. Assam Governor PB Acharya made a controversial statement that Hindustan is only for Hindus. Ex-United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) rebels announced that they would contest Assam polls. On 26 December 2015, BJP's Assam unit launched its 'Assam Nirman' initiative, seeking public opinion to prepare a vision document for development in Assam.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
On 28 December 2015, Smriti Irani visited Barak Valley in Assam and accused the Tarun Gogoi government of not doing enough for women's safety. Gogoi accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of stalling tactics on granting citizenship to refugees from Bangladesh, claiming that they had been persecuted there. Gogoi said external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj met with businessmen in Assam during her visit instead of talking about the problems and issues confronting the state.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
In January 2016, the Gogoi government announced rice prices at Rs 2 per kilogramme and to build all-religion bhawans. The Assam INC President ruled-out any alliance with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) or Asom Gana Parishad (AGP, lit "Assam Peoples Association") parties. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Assam on 3 January 2016 and said the fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border would be completed by December 2016. A delegation of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) met Singh and visited the border areas. Rajnath Singh visited Dhubri district and expressed dissatisfaction with the fencing work there.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
He said that a feasibility study and two pilot projects were underway in the Dhubri sector of the riverine border. Gogoi said that 97.32% of the border fencing work in Karimganj and Dhubri was complete and asked the Central Government to take up a pilot project involving technological solutions to plug the riverine border.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Kokrajhar on 19 January 2016, after his visit to Sikkim on 18 January 2016. Modi formally announced the alliance of Bodoland People's Front (BPF) with BJP in Assam.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
On 28 January, the BJP Parliamentary Board announced Sarbananda Sonowal as their Chief Ministerial candidate of Assam. Union minister of state for commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman accused Gogoi of spreading misinformation on the suspension of the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007. Ethnic groups of Assam sought ULFA pro-talks faction headed by founding general secretary Anup Chetia to help them receive ST designation.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
Modi arrived on 5 February to first attend the 85th conference of the Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha at the erstwhile Ahom capital of Sivasagar. Then he addressed a rally at Moran. Modi dedicated the Assam gas cracker project at Dibrugarh and inaugurated the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati on 5 February.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
On 2 March, the BJP announced its alliance with AGP. AGP was given 24 seats. Gogoi announced a special package of Rs 3,000 cr (Rs 30 billion) for Barak Valley. Gandhi visited Assam for two days, 4–5 March 2016, and addressed public meetings in Silchar and Nagaon. On 6 March 2016, INC allied with Bodo-heartland-based United People's Party in a strategy to counter BJP's alliance with BPF.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
On 10 March, BJP declared candidates for the first phase of Assam elections. Out of 126 Assembly constituencies, BJP contested 84 constituencies and left 42 to its four National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies: AGP (24), BPF (16), Rabha Jatiya Aikya Manch (1) and Tiwa Jatiya Aikya Manch (1). BJP gave tickets to two ex-militants including Bhaskar Sarma (who was accused of secret killings). On 16 March 2016, Sarbananda Sonowal filed his nomination for the Majuli (ST) assembly seat. Modi addressed a rally in Majuli on 23 March 2016.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
INC released its first list of 65 candidates on 15 March 2016; the second list of 57 candidates was announced on 21 March 2016. INC contested 122 seats while its ally United People's Party contested the remaining 4 seats. BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma filed nomination papers from Jalukbari on 21 March 2016. AIUDF contested around 76 seats while its allies in Assam – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal (United) (JD[U]) – contest 12 seats each. AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal ran for South Salmara seat, while Gogoi ran for the Titabar seat against BJP MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Campaign
On 12 February 2016, the Election Commission of India announced that 10 assembly constituencies in Assam will have 2300 voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines attached along with electronic voting machines (EVMs).


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Schedule
The dates of the election were announced on 4 March 2016. (In previous elections, all 140 constituencies went to polls on the same day.)


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Schedule
The polling was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016. The counting was scheduled for 19 May 2016 for both phases.


2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Voting
Voter turnout was 84.72%. 87.03% polling was recorded in the second phase, the highest in Assam's history. One person was killed by police in Assam. 189 EVMs were replaced in the final phase due to technical issues. A total of 1,064 candidates contested the elections – 122 from INC, 89 from BJP, 74 from AIUDF, 30 from AGP, 13 from the BPF, 15 from CPI, 19 from CPM, 205 others and 497 Independents. The total number of polling stations in Assam was 24,890, spread across 50 election districts.


2016 Assen Superbike World Championship round
The 2016 Assen Superbike World Championship round was the fourth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship. It took place over the weekend of 15–17 April 2016 at the TT Circuit Assen.


2016 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season
The 2016 season is Associação Portuguesa de Desportos' ninety fourth season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the third level of Brazilian football.


2016 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season
Portuguesa finished the campaign suffering relegation to Série D for the first time in its history.


2016 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season, Players, Appearances and goals
Last updated: 24 September 2016Source: Match reports in Competitive matches,


2016 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season, Players, Goalscorers
Last updated: 11 September 2016Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2016 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos season, Players, Disciplinary record
As of 24 September 2016Source: Match reports in Competitive matches = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2016 Astana Challenger Capital Cup
The 2016 Astana Challenger Capital Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Astana, Kazakhstan between 21 and 26 November 2016.


2016 Astana Challenger Capital Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:


2016 Astana Challenger Capital Cup – Doubles
Timur Khabibulin and Aleksandr Nedovyesov won the title after defeating Mikhail Elgin and Denis Istomin 7–6(9–7), 6–2 in the final.


2016 Astana Challenger Capital Cup – Singles
Yoshihito Nishioka won the title after defeating Denis Istomin 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2016 Astana season
The 2016 season for the Astana cycling team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack
The Atatürk Airport attack, consisting of shootings and suicide bombings, occurred on 28 June 2016 at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Gunmen armed with automatic weapons and explosive belts staged a simultaneous attack at the international terminal of Terminal 2. Three attackers and forty-five other people were killed, with more than 230 people injured. Monitoring group Turkey Blocks identified widespread internet restrictions on incoming and outgoing media affecting the entire country in the aftermath of the attack.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack
Media reports indicated that the three attackers were believed by Turkish officials to have come from Russia and Central Asia. Turkish officials said the attackers were acting on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant and had come to Turkey from ISIL-controlled Syria. Commentators suggested that the attacks may have been related to stepped-up pressure against the group by Turkish authorities. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Background
Istanbul had already been subjected to three terrorist attacks in the first half of 2016, including suicide attacks in January and in March that were both linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and a car bombing in early June claimed by the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), a "radical offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)".


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Background
After the attack, United States CIA director John O. Brennan said that the attack bore the hallmarks of an ISIL terror attack. It was suggested that Turkey was paying a price for former Prime Minister and now President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's wilful blindness to ISIL threat, and that Turkey, after previously being a conduit for fighters joining ISIL, was beginning to feel the wrath of the group for taking a harder line. The Washington Post wrote that "perhaps not by chance, what was merely the latest in a series of Islamic State attacks inside Turkey came just as its impulsive and increasingly autocratic president was moving to repair his regime’s threadbare foreign relations".


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Attacks
Shortly before 22:00 Istanbul time, two assailants approached the x-ray scanner at a security checkpoint, and opened fire. Police officers returned fire, and the assailants detonated bombs on their persons.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Attacks
Based on a security camera video, one of the bombers was about 24 metres (79 ft) inside Terminal 2 (the International terminal) when he detonated his suicide bomb. In the CCTV video the explosion can be seen within or near a group of people. According to Turkish officials, one of the explosions was set off by a third attacker in the parking lot across the street from the terminal.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Attacks
A closed-circuit television video of this incident showed an armed assailant walking and firing at people within the terminal. The gunman was then shot by a security officer and fell to the ground, with the security officer approaching to investigate. The officer then ran away, presumably having noticed the gunman's explosive belt. The suicide belt then detonated.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Attacks
During and immediately after the attacks, hundreds of passengers and people inside the airport hid anywhere they could in shops, washrooms, and under benches.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Attacks
Two of the attackers detonated explosive devices, killing themselves; one other was killed, presumably by security forces.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Attacks
There were three perpetrators who detonated their explosives in or near the terminal. However, there were reports and witnesses stating that there were four armed men running away from the blasts; this has not yet been confirmed by police personnel. A US intelligence source told CBS News that the coordinated attacks lasted only about 90 seconds.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Attacks
Many travelers described what they saw during the attack to reporters. One man stated, "We came right to international departures and saw the man randomly shooting. He was just firing at anyone coming in front of him. He was wearing all black. His face was not masked. I was 50 meters away from him." He continued, "We ducked behind a ticket counter but I stood up and watched him. Two explosions went off shortly after one another. By that time he had stopped shooting." Lastly he said, "He turned around and started coming towards us. He was holding his gun inside his jacket. He looked around anxiously to see if anyone was going to stop him and then went down the escalator ... We heard some more gunfire and then another explosion, and then it was over."


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Attacks
Other people who had arrived outside the terminal said that taxicab drivers were screaming, "Don't enter! A bomb exploded!" from their windows to incoming traffic.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Casualties
48 people (including the three attackers) were killed, and more than 230 people were injured. Many of the victims were Turkish nationals, but people of other nationalities were also among the dead.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Aftermath
Following the attack, all departure flights were suspended, but the arrival flights remained operational for some time until they were diverted. According to Flightradar24, most of the Istanbul-bound flights diverted to either Izmir or Ankara. Following the attack the FAA suspended all Turkish flights into and out of the United States for about five hours, allowing only the 10 flights that were already in the air during the attack to land in the U.S. All the flights suspended were Turkish Airlines flights. It is believed that between 8 and 14 aircraft from numerous airlines were at the terminal during the attack, none of the aircraft were ever in danger nor were any of them damaged during the attack.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Aftermath
A broad media blackout was imposed by the state shortly after the attack banning "all news, interviews, and visuals regarding the incident" in "any written and visual media, digital media outlets, or social media." Independent internet monitoring group Turkey Blocks reported that social networks Twitter and Facebook were slowed to the point of being unusable at 1:06 am on 29 June, approximately three hours after the attack.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Aftermath
In the initial hours after the attack, several airports in the world stepped up their security. In the United States, security was tightened at major international airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York, and Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, the busiest airport in the world. Officials stated that there were no credible threats to major airports in the U.S. In Indonesia, security at major international airports, such as Soekarno - Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, was tightened.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Aftermath
Indonesian Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan stated that the security status in every airport in Indonesia was alerted to yellow, meaning that an attack in airport was "likely". He also added that major seaports in Indonesia also tightened their security. In India, the security in several major airports, such as Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Sahar was beefed up; security was also stepped up at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba, one of the sites of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Security in Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport was also tightened.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Aftermath
In social media, the hashtag #PrayForTurkey became popular. By 29 June, it had been used more than 300,000 times on Twitter, by people wanting to show solidarity with Turkey and the victims. Several photos went viral in response to the attack, such as an older meme by Le Monde cartoonist Plantu which drew a parallel with the suffering caused by terror attacks in Belgium and France. Taxis took wounded people to the nearest hospital.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Responsibility
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım accused ISIL of carrying out the attack, but ISIL has not claimed responsibility.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Responsibility
CNN reported on 30 June that Turkish officials have "strong evidence" that the attackers came from the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, that ISIS leadership was involved in planning of the attack, and that the men entered Turkey about a month ago from Raqqa, bringing with them the suicide vests and bombs used in the attack.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Responsibility
On 30 June, the BBC reported that the attackers were from the Russian North Caucasus region, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Previously it was reported the attackers spoke a language unfamiliar to their taxi driver, possibly Chechen. CNN reported that the gunmen were from the two Central Asian countries and Russia. Turkey has identified two of the attackers as Russian nationals Rakim Bulgarov and Vadim Osmanov, while not identifying the third.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Responsibility
On 1 July, a report quoted a highly placed U.S. congressman as saying the attack had been organized by a Chechen extremist known to be a top ISIS lieutenant, Akhmed Chatayev. U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, stated that Chatayev directed the attack. Turkish and Swedish media also identified Chatayev as the mastermind, who was granted political asylum in Austria. Chatayev served nine months in a Swedish prison in 2008 after being convicted of smuggling weapons into Sweden.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Responsibility
Two of the three attackers were identified as Rakim Bulgarov and Vadim Osmanov, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. The trial for forty-six people accused being involved in the attack started on 13 November 2017 in Silivri.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions
Following the bombings, several structures around the world were illuminated in the colours of the Turkish flag.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions, National
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a statement condemning the attack, which took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. He said the attack "shows that terrorism strikes with no regard to faith and values", called on the international community to take a firm stand against terrorism, and vowed to keep up Turkey's struggle against terror groups. Erdogan also stated, "Turkey has the power, determination and capacity to continue the fight against terrorism until the end."


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions, National
Turkey declared 29 June as day of national mourning in response to the attack. The statement came from Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to commemorate the victims of the attack. The Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's plane was landing when the attack occurred; he was evacuated from Atatürk into an official residence. He had flown to Turkey for an official visit.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions, National
On 29 June, Turkish authorities detained 22 people in response to the attack: thirteen in Istanbul and nine in the coastal city of Izmir. Turkish authorities confirmed that the perpetrators were foreign nationals, specifically, they came from Uzbekistan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions, National
The airport and wider community made a swift return to ordinary routine following the attack. Airport visitors reported that public transport was at full capacity in the days that followed, and that locals were still highly concentrated in the market squares.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions, International
At least 80 countries, either through statements or official actions by their heads of state or their foreign ministries, condemned the attacks, expressed sympathy or support to Turkey and the victims of the attacks.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions, International
The United Nations likewise condemned the attacks, and the Council of Europe and the European Union extended their condolences and solidarity for Turkey.


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions, International
The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned internet restrictions imposed by the Turkish government to limit coverage of the incident, labelling them a "violation of international human rights law."


2016 Atatürk Airport attack, Reactions, International
Israel, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States, issued travel advisories discouraging travel to Istanbul following the attacks. U.S. flights from and to Turkey were suspended for several hours in relation to the attacks. Police in New York and New Jersey boosted the security of airports in their states.


2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials
The 2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials the athletics meeting held by Athletics Kenya to select the representatives to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meet was held June 29-30, 2016 in Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, Kenya. Eldoret is at high altitude in athletics terms.


2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials, Men's Results
Key:≠Not yet selected in respective event because the athlete has not achieved the required qualifying standard. However, athletes can still pursue standards following this meet and still make the team provided they attain it before the July 11 cutoff date.


2016 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials, Women's results
Key:≠Not yet selected in respective event because the athlete has not achieved the required qualifying standard. However, athletes can still pursue standards following this meet and still make the team provided they attain it before the July 11 cutoff date.


2016 Atlanta Braves season
The 2016 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 20th and last season of home games at Turner Field before moving to SunTrust Park, 51st season in Atlanta and 146th season overall. They finished in last place in the National League East Division.


2016 Atlanta Braves season
The Braves played 22 extra-inning games during the season, the most of any MLB team in 2016.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary
The 2016 season was the Braves' final season at Turner Field, before moving to their new home at SunTrust Park. The stadium was originally built as a venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics before being converted for use by the Braves for the 1997 season. The team scheduled a number of special events and limited-edition giveaways in honor of its final season at Turner and the players wore a commemorative sleeve patch on their uniforms for the entire season. The patch showed an outline of the stadium with the words "Turner Field; Final Season, 1997–2016".


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, Opening Day and first series vs. Nationals
The Braves began their season with a 4–3 loss in 10 innings after blowing the save in the top of the 9th. Nick Markakis of the Braves fell afoul of Major League Baseball's new "Chase Utley Rule" in the 7th inning when he slid too far out to the left of second base and initially prevented Daniel Murphy of the Nationals from making the double play.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, Opening Day and first series vs. Nationals
The Braves ended their two-game series against the Nationals with a 3–1 loss after Matt den Dekker, who had been called up from the Syracuse Chiefs just a few hours prior, hit a two-run double to right-center.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, Consecutive series sweeps
Despite opening up their next series with a four-run lead, the Braves gave up seven unanswered runs in a 7–4 loss to the Cardinals. Atlanta also gave up an MLB record three home runs to pinch hitters. In the second of the three-game series against the Cardinals, the Braves allowed nine unanswered runs in a 12–2 loss. After the loss, the Braves were the only team in the National League to have not won a single game yet. Atlanta closed out a three-game series against the Cardinals with a 12–7 loss. Braves pitcher Daniel Winkler suffered an elbow fracture after pitching 6 2/3rd's innings.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, Consecutive series sweeps
Things didn't improve on the first road trip of the season as the Braves lost 6–4 to the Nationals and fell to 0–6 for the first time since 1988. Mallex Smith, who earned a hit in his MLB debut, left the game in the fourth inning after suffering a cut to his face by his helmet. After eight scoreless innings in the second game of the series, Bryce Harper brought in two runs on a double to left field and the Nationals won 2–1. Home runs by Stephen Drew and Jayson Werth in the fourth inning handed the Braves their eighth loss of the season as the Nationals won 3–0. The Braves ended their road series against the Nationals with a 6–2 loss.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, First wins vs. Marlins
After trailing 3–0 against the Marlins, the Braves scored six unanswered runs to win their first game of the season. Jason Grilli earned his first save since July 2015 with a 6–4 win over the Marlins in the second game of the series. The Braves swept the series over the Marlins with a 6–5 victory in a 10-inning game.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, Continued struggles
The Braves earned their fourth win of the season against former Braves pitcher Alex Wood and the Los Angeles Dodgers in a lopsided 8–1 game at Turner Field. Wood said after the game that it "was not really the way I pictured coming back here for the first time. Fastball command was the most frustrating thing. I don't even know if I've walked in a run before in my professional career. The walks were pretty frustrating. It was a tough one to swallow, but I have another one in five days." Despite a 3-1 lead, the Dodgers scored four unanswered runs to snap the Braves four-game win streak. A Yasmani Grandal double in the 10th inning gave the Dodgers a 2–1 victory in the Braves's fourth extra-inning game of the season.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, Continued struggles
The Braves opened their next series with a 6–3 loss to the New York Mets. In the second game of the series, the Braves lost 8–2. The Braves ended their three-game series against the Mets with a 3–2 loss.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, Continued struggles
In their first interleague series of the season, former Braves closer Craig Kimbrel earned his 94th career save at Turner Field in a 1–0 victory over the Braves. In the second game of the series, David Price pitched 14 strikeouts to secure an 11–4 victory over the Braves. In the third game of the series and first of two at Fenway Park, the Braves surrendered a grand slam to Dustin Pedroia in a 9–4 loss to the Red Sox. Freddie Freeman ended the Braves's 15-game home run-less streak with a deep ball into right-center field in the eighth inning. In the final game of the series, three RBI's by Markakis contributed to the Braves ending their eight-game losing skid with a 5–3 victory over the Red Sox.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, April, Continued struggles
Despite a Freeman home run in the fourth inning, the Braves allowed six unanswered runs, including their fourth grand slam of the season, in a 6–1 loss to the Cubs.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, 4–10 start
A sacrifice fly by Markakis in the 10th inning allowed Daniel Castro to score the go-ahead run and beat the Cubs 4–3.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, 4–10 start
In his 2016 debut, Mike Foltynewicz gave up three home runs in a 4–1 loss to the Mets. In the second game of the series, pitcher Matt Wisler surrendered one hit and earned his first win of the season in a 3–0 game against the Mets. The Braves fell 8–0 in the series finale to the Mets. Primary leadoff hitter Markakis wasn't in the lineup for the series finale as he traveled back home to Baltimore to tend to a family emergency.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, 4–10 start
Two errors by the Braves led to a 7–2 loss in the first of three games against the Diamondbacks. Former Braves starting pitcher Shelby Miller earned his first win of the season in a 4–2 victory over the Braves. Despite a two-run RBI by Jeff Francoeur to tie the game, the Braves gave up two home runs in the 11th inning in a 5–3 loss to the Diamondbacks.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, 4–10 start
Despite a ninth inning home run from Freeman and two players in scoring position, the Braves lost 3–2 in the first of three games against the Phillies. After being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett, Williams Pérez surrendered one hit in eight innings pitched in a 5–1 victory over the Phillies. Despite a three-run double by Gordon Beckham in the seventh inning, the Braves were unable to capitalize with runners in walk off position in the ninth and fell 7–4 to the Phillies in the 10th.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, 4–10 start
The Braves opened up a three-game road series with a 5–1 loss to the reigning World Series champion Kansas City Royals. Foltynewicz earned his first win of the season with a 5–0 victory over the Royals. Despite tying the game in the ninth inning, Grilli gave up a two-run walk off home run to Kendrys Morales to fall 4–2 in the 13th inning. Despite home runs from Francoeur and Kelly Johnson, the Braves fell 8–5 to the Pittsburgh Pirates.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, González and Tosca dismissed
On May 17, Fredi González was fired from his position as team manager, as was Carlos Tosca from his position as bench coach. Brian Snitker, manager of Triple-A Gwinnett, was promoted to interim manager of the Atlanta Braves. His debut didn't fare too well as, despite a season-high of nine runs, a seven-run deficit in the first inning proved too much to overcome in a 12–9 loss. Tyler Flowers hitting in three of four plate appearances and Julio Teherán surrendering only five hits gave Snitker his first win as an MLB manager in a 3–1 victory over the Pirates. The Braves closed out this four-game road series with an 8–2 loss. Regular shortstop Erick Aybar was removed from the lineup after undergoing a procedure to remove a dislodged chicken bone.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, González and Tosca dismissed
Despite surrendering a run in the first inning, three two-run home runs from Freeman and Markakis gave the Braves a 7–1 victory in the first of three games against the Phillies. Pérez allowed only two hits in 6 1/3 innings pitched to give the Braves their second series victory of the season in a 2–0 win over the Phillies. The Braves were unable to pull off a sweep of the series as they fell 5–0 to the Phillies.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, González and Tosca dismissed
The Braves opened up their next series back home with a 2–1 loss to the Brewers. Despite the loss, Julio Teherán recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts, including four in one inning. The Braves couldn't capitalize on loaded bases in the 12th inning, gave up a run on a single by Jonathan Villar and lost 3–2 in 13 innings. The Braves concluded their three-game series against the Brewers with a 6–2 loss.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, González and Tosca dismissed
Despite surrendering two runs in the third inning, key hits by Freeman and Markakis led to four unanswered runs scored by the Braves in a 4–2 win over the Marlins. The Braves earned their first home series win of the season in a 7-2 victory over the Marlins. The Braves failed to sweep the Marlins for the second time this season in a 7–3 loss to conclude the series.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, May, González and Tosca dismissed
The Braves opened up their next series with a 5–3 win over the Giants. Wisler put on a solid pitching performance until he allowed three runs in the eighth inning and the Braves fell 4–0.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, More struggles
Despite trailing 4–1 at a point in the game, Markakis scored the tying run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, Chris Withrow kept the Braves in the game with his relief performance and Freeman hit a walk-off home run to center-right to beat the Giants 5–4 in the 11th inning. The Braves concluded their home-stand with a 6–0 loss to the Giants after squandering an early scoring opportunity by Chase d'Arnaud and Freeman in the first inning.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, More struggles
Despite opening the game with a two-run lead, the Braves surrendered four home runs, including three to Corey Seager, in a 4–2 loss to the Dodgers. Despite holding Clayton Kershaw to his shortest outing of the season and fewest strikeouts in over two years, the offensive-inept Braves were unable to capitalize and fell 4–0 to the Dodgers. The Braves concluded their series against the Dodgers by giving up multiple home runs in a 12–6 loss.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, More struggles
The Braves opened their next three-game series with Pérez exiting the game due to triceps soreness in the fifth inning and falling 7–2 to the Padres. Despite carrying a one-run lead into the ninth inning, Arodys Vizcaíno blew the save by surrendering a home run and a walk off single in a 4–3 loss. The Braves concluded their series with the Padres with Teherán surrendering just two runs in eight innings. Vizcaíno, who blew the save the night before, earned the save and the Braves won 4–2.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, More struggles
Back home at the Ted after a six-game road trip, Bud Norris pitched seven innings and gave up only four hits and one run as the Braves won 5-1 over the Cubs. The next game in the series saw Anthony Rizzo, who was scratched from the lineup the day before due to back issues, hit his 14th home run of the season as the Braves fell 8-2 to the Cubs. The Braves closed out their three-game series with a 13-2 loss to the Cubs.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, Turnaround
Despite a scoring opportunity with bases loaded in the eighth inning, the Braves squandered it, gave up a shallow left hit to Joey Votto with bases loaded and lost 9-8 to the Reds. After a rough first inning for Teherán, the Braves only put up a run in a 3-1 loss to the Reds. After failing to score a walk off with bases loaded in the 11th and giving up two runs in the top of the 13th, a single by d'Arnaud allowed Jace Peterson to score the walk off run and gave the Braves a 9-8 victory.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, Turnaround
During the game, Freeman doubled in the third, tripled in the fourth, hit a home run in the sixth and singled in the 11th to become only the seventh Braves player to hit for the cycle and first to do so since Mark Kotsay in 2008. The Braves concluded the four-game series with two home runs from Freeman in a 7-2 victory over the Reds.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, Turnaround
In the first of a five-game road trip, Braves relief pitcher John Gant pitched six and 2/3 innings and allowed only one run and two hits to earn his first win in Major League Baseball in a 5-1 victory over the Mets. After Inciarte scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, relief pitcher Jim Johnson struck out Curtis Granderson to earn his first save of the season and give the Braves the series victory in a 4-3 win over the Mets. Teherán pitched a complete game, gave up only one hit, kept the Mets from putting up a run in a 6-0 win and gave the Braves their longest win streak of the season.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, Turnaround
Despite trailing 2-0 going into the eighth inning, Peterson tied the game with a two-run homer and hit the go-ahead RBI single to give the Braves their sixth straight win in a 3-2 victory over the Marlins. The Braves' six-game win streak came to an end in a 3-0 loss to the Marlins.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, Turnaround
The Braves opened up their next series at home with a two-run go-ahead homer by Adonis García in the eighth inning to beat the Mets 4-3 Despite a six-run rally in the fifth inning, the Braves were unable to overcome the eight-run deficit they found themselves in early in the game and lost 8-6 to the Mets.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, Turnaround
After a scoreless pitching duel between Jacob deGrom and Teherán and going into extra innings, Kelly Johnson – who was traded from the Braves to the Mets earlier in the month – hit the game-winning home run in the 11th inning to hand the Braves a 1-0 loss. The Braves concluded the four-game series with home runs from Freeman and Garcia and a 5-2 victory over the Mets.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, Turnaround
The Braves started their next series with an 8-3 loss to the Indians who came into the game riding a nine-game win streak. Starting pitcher Gant left the game in the third inning due to a left oblique strain. Despite tying the game in the sixth inning, an RBI single by Carlos Santana in the ninth inning led to a three-run rally by the Indians and the Braves fell 5-3. The Braves concluded the series with a 3-0 loss to the Indians who earned their 12th straight victory.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, June, Turnaround
Despite giving up a three-run homer in the second inning, seven unanswered runs and a save by Mauricio Cabrera gave the Braves an 8-5 victory in the first of a four-game series against the Marlins.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July
Despite a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth by Tyler Flowers and bases loaded in the 10th and 11th inning, a two-run double by pinch-hitter José Fernández in the 12th inning gave the Marlins a 7-5 victory over the Braves. The next day proved rough for Fernández as he surrendered eight hits, six runs and a walk in five and 2/3rd's innings pitched as the Braves beat the Marlins 9-1.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, Fort Bragg Game
The Braves concluded their four-game series against the Marlins with a 5-2 loss in the Fort Bragg Game, the first ever Major League Baseball game played at a United States military installation in Fort Bragg.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, Fort Bragg Game
The Braves opened their next series by surrendering seven runs in the second inning in an 8-2 loss to the Phillies. Foltynewicz gave up four homers in six innings pitched in a 5-1 loss to the Phillies. Despite carrying a one-run lead into the eighth inning, a two-run homer by Freddy Galvis gave a 4-3 victory to the Phillies.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, Fort Bragg Game
In a makeup game postponed from April 30 due to rain, Markakis hit two home runs - including the game-tying home run in the ninth – and Flowers hit a two-out single in the 11th inning to give the Braves a 4-3 victory over the Cubs.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, Fort Bragg Game
The Braves put on their best offensive output of the season to date with 15 hits, eight of which came in the fifth inning alone, 11 runs – four of which also came in the fifth inning – and three home runs from Flowers, Freeman and Markakis to beat the White Sox 11-8 in the first of a three-game series. Three home runs weren't enough to overcome a five-run deficit as the Braves fell 5-4 to the White Sox in the second game of the series. The Braves concluded the series with Foltynewicz allowing five hits, no runs and two homers scored by Francoeur and Peterson to beat the White Sox 2-0.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, After All-Star break
In their first game following the All-Star break, the Braves gave up 11 runs – including a grand slam in the ninth inning – in an 11-2 loss to the Rockies. Despite leading by three runs going into the eighth inning and Foltynewicz only surrendering two hits in 7 1/3 innings pitched, four different pitchers in the eighth allowed the Rockies to rally back, allowed Trevor Story to score the go-ahead run, ended a 43-game losing streak when trailing after seven innings and resulted in a 4-3 loss to the Rockies. After eight and a half innings of a scoreless pitching duel between Teherán and Jon Gray, d'Arnaud hit a walk off single off Gonzalez Germen that allowed Inciarte to score and gave the Braves a 1-0 victory over the Rockies.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, After All-Star break
Despite scoring first with an RBI double from Francoeur in the fourth inning, the Braves surrendered three home runs in an 8-2 loss to the Reds. Despite a blown save opportunity by Johnson, a sacrifice fly by Inciarte in the 11th led to the go-ahead run that gave the Braves a 5-4 victory. The Braves closed out the series with two home runs, but squandered a two-run lead to fall 6-3 to the Reds.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, After All-Star break
The Braves opened up their next road series by surrendering a three-run homer in the sixth inning and falling 6-3 to the Rockies. Despite loading the bases with one out in the ninth inning, the Braves were unable to capitalize and fell 4-3 to the Rockies. Teherán exited the game in the fifth inning with upper back discomfort. What had started as a strong outing for Wisler with only surrendering two hits after five innings pitched turned into a five-run collapse in the sixth inning as the Braves fell 8-4 to the Rockies. The Braves concluded the four-game series by surrendering seven runs, including a home run, in a 7-2 loss to the Rockies.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, After All-Star break
Lucas Harrell held the Twins to four singles and three walks over six innings pitched as the Braves ended a five-game losing streak with a 2-0 win in the first of two games against the Twins. The Braves concluded the two-game series with every player in the lineup earning one hit, three players hitting home runs, Foltynewicz earned the victory and Johnson earned the save in a 9-7 victory over the Twins.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, After All-Star break
Five unanswered runs weren't enough to overcome a seven-run deficit, four of which came in the first inning alone, as the Braves fell 7-5 in the first of a four-game home series against the Phillies. Tyrell Jenkins surrendered one unearned run, four hits and four walks to earn his first career victory and Johnson earned his fifth save of the season as the Braves beat the Phillies 2-1.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, July, After All-Star break
A blown 2-1 lead through the fifth inning progressed into the Phillies accumulating no hits, four walks, two errors, a hit batter and four runs while batting around in the eighth inning and the Braves fell 9-5. The Braves closed out the four-game series against the Phillies with a two-run homer by Francouer in a 2-1 victory.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, August
Despite putting up the first run of the game and not allowing a hit through the first four innings, the Braves – thanks in part to Foltynewicz's struggles with batters the third time up – gave up five runs, including a home run to Matt Joyce, in a 5-3 loss to the Pirates. Despite allowing four runs in the first inning, the Braves rallied back to score eight unanswered runs and earned Rob Whalen his first career victory as a major league pitcher in an 8-4 win over the Pirates. The Braves concluded their three-game home stand, thanks to an improbable stolen base attempt by García in the seventh inning, with a 5-2 victory to win the series against the Pirates.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, August
While Joel De La Cruz only surrendered two hits and five walks over 5 1/3rd innings pitched, Jaime García hit the go-ahead RBI with a single in the second inning and the Braves fell 1-0 in the first of three games against the Cardinals. Three-run homers from Freeman and García, and two-run homers from Inciarte and trade deadline acquisition Matt Kemp contributed to the Braves highest offensive output of the season in a 13-5 rout of the Cardinals. The Braves concluded the three-game road series with Foltynewicz holding the Cardinals to one run and six hits, scored his first career run and Johnson earned his eighth save of the season in a 6-3 victory.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, August
A sacrifice fly to the center-field warning track by Beckham allowed Kemp to score the go-ahead run in the 12th and the Braves won 4-3 in the first of four games against the Brewers. Despite giving up the first run of the game off a Ryan Braun home run, the Braves scored two runs on a walk and three singles in the seventh inning to win the second game of the series 2-1. Two home runs from Freeman weren't enough to overcome a three-run homer by Chris Carter in the third inning as the Braves fell 4-3. In the final game of the series, the Brewers scored a run in every inning of the game – only the eighth time this feat has occurred since 1961 – as the Braves could only put up an Aybar homer in an 11-3 loss.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, August
A three-run homer by Freeman and a solo home run by Peterson led to the Braves snapping a 14-game losing streak at Nationals Park in an 8-5 win in the first of three games against the Nationals. A four-run rally in the ninth inning wasn't enough to overcome a five-run deficit as the Braves fell 7-6 in the second game of the series. The Braves concluded the three-game series and 10-game stretch on the road by surrendering a three-run homer to Anthony Rendon in a 9-1 loss to the Nationals.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, August
A two-run rally in the bottom of the eighth to pull to within a run was not enough to overcome the three-run deficit or a Trevor Plouffe RBI in the top of the ninth as the Braves dropped fell 4-2 in the first of a two-game interleague series against the Twins. The Braves concluded their two-game series against the Twins by surrendering 10 runs in a 10-3 loss.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, August
Despite pulling to within a run off a Kemp groundout in the sixth inning, the Nationals went on a five-run tear in the eighth to beat the Braves 8-2 in the first of a four-game series. Despite a three-run rally in the eighth to tie the game, Clint Robinson hit a go-ahead RBI single to left field that handed the Braves their sixth straight loss in a 7-6 defeat. A late rally by the Braves wasn't enough to overcome giving up eight runs in the fourth inning as the Braves lost their seventh straight game in an 11-9 defeat. The Braves concluded the four-game series against the Nationals with a walk-off homer from Peterson in the 10th inning to snap a seven-game losing streak in a 7-6 victory.


2016 Atlanta Braves season, Season summary, August
Despite two homers from Freeman, Vizcaíno blew a 7-4 lead in the seventh inning and Gant gave up a walk-off homer to Paul Goldschmidt in the ninth as the Braves fell 9-8 in the first of a four-game series against the Diamondbacks. Trailing by a run with three runners on base and two outs in the eighth inning, Kemp hit a base-clearing double to right-field that put the Braves ahead and went on to win 7-4.