2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Opening rounds
After qualifying, the system once again came under heavy fire with Hamilton securing pole position ahead of Rosberg and Vettel. The race saw Rosberg take his second consecutive victory of 2016 followed by Räikkönen and Hamilton, respectively. The Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel and the Renault of Jolyon Palmer retired before the race started with engine and hydraulics failures, respectively. Following a first-lap collision with Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas was penalised and given two points on his licence.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Opening rounds
At the next Grand Prix in China, the elimination style qualifying format was permanently dropped in favour of the previous format used between 2006 and 2015. This yielded Nico Rosberg's first pole position of the year after Hamilton suffered a number of setbacks both in qualifying and during the race itself, eventually finishing in seventh place, with his teammate taking his third consecutive victory of the 2016 season. The race finished with no retirements, a feat that has only been achieved six times.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Opening rounds
The next race in Russia featured a number of incidents on the first lap with Vettel and Kvyat getting involved. Kvyat hit Vettel twice forcing him to retire. Rosberg won the race with his teammate Lewis Hamilton finishing second after starting 10th and Rosberg achieved his first grand slam and extended his championship lead going into the European races.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
Before the race in Spain, Daniil Kvyat and Max Verstappen swapped places with Kvyat going to Toro Rosso and Verstappen to Red Bull. The start of the race saw Hamilton and Rosberg collide, handing the lead to Daniel Ricciardo. The race also saw the youngest race winner as Max Verstappen won the Grand Prix, defending against Kimi Räikkönen after Red Bull committed Ricciardo to an additional pit stop.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
At the next round in Monaco, Ricciardo took the first pole position of his career. Helped by the race starting behind the safety car he held the lead for 33 laps, but was unable to convert it to a win after his team made a costly error during his pit-stop. As a result, Lewis Hamilton inherited the lead and went on to win the race, his first of the season. Ricciardo finished second ahead of Sergio Pérez.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
Hamilton then went on to win the Canadian Grand Prix despite losing the lead to Sebastian Vettel at the start, reclaiming the position with a one-stop strategy while Vettel and Ferrari committed to two stops. Valtteri Bottas finished third, his first podium of the season. Rosberg won the returning European Grand Prix with his second grand slam of the season and of his career, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Pérez, while Hamilton finished fifth after struggling with a software issue that limited his engine's ability to harvest energy.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
Hamilton took pole position at the next round in Austria while Rosberg started sixth after a grid penalty. The two drivers followed opposing strategies to be first and second after the pit stops, with Hamilton on the preferred racing tyre gradually catching Rosberg. The two made contact as Hamilton tried to pass Rosberg on the final lap; Hamilton won the race, while Rosberg broke his front wing and finished fourth behind Verstappen and Räikkönen. A stewards' inquiry found that Rosberg had caused an avoidable collision, and handed him a ten-second penalty, though the race result was not affected.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
Hamilton reduced the deficit to Rosberg to a single point at the next round in Great Britain, where difficult conditions saw the drivers contend with a drying circuit and varying grip levels. Hamilton established an early lead, while Rosberg and Verstappen fought over second place. Rosberg prevailed, but suffered a critical fault with his gearbox late in the race. Mercedes instructed him to reset the gearbox and to avoid using seventh gear or else risk a catastrophic failure, which prompted an investigation by the stewards for providing him with assistance. Rosberg was ultimately penalised for the radio call, having ten seconds added to his race time, which demoted him to third behind Verstappen.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
Lewis Hamilton took the championship lead from Nico Rosberg at the next round in Hungary, leading another Mercedes 1–2 finish to gain a six-point lead in the Drivers' Championship standings. The Grand Prix was marked by controversy: Rosberg secured pole position on a drying circuit in qualifying after McLaren's Fernando Alonso spun in front of him necessitating a double waved yellow flag. Although race stewards confirmed that Rosberg had slowed, he nevertheless secured pole with his lap time.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
The race saw Jenson Button fall afoul of new restrictions on pit-to-car communications that demanded that any car with an issue serious enough to require the intervention of the team be pitted or retired. Button reported a brake issue—which was later revealed to be a faulty sensor—and was penalised for unauthorised assistance.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
Following penalties for Rosberg and Button for unauthorised pit-to-car communications in the previous races, the FIA repealed all regulations for the next round in Germany. Hamilton further consolidated his championship lead, beating Rosberg off the line at the start; for his part, Rosberg was caught by the Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen and was unable to pass them. Rosberg's race was further complicated by a time penalty for an aggressive pass on Verstappen that forced the Red Bull driver wide. However, Hamilton remained pessimistic about his position as championship leader, as with nine races left in the season, he was anticipating grid penalties for exceeding his engine allocation.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
With Mercedes opting to take a series of grid penalties to build up a stockpile of components, Hamilton was forced to start the next race in Belgium from the back of the grid. He took advantage of first-lap contact between Vettel, Räikkönen and Verstappen to work his way through the field before a heavy accident involving Kevin Magnussen at Eau Rouge forced the race to be temporarily stopped. When the race resumed, Nico Rosberg led the race until the chequered flag, while Hamilton ultimately finished third after being unable to catch Daniel Ricciardo. Further down the order, Verstappen was subject to increasing criticism over his driving tactics after being caught in several incidents with Räikkönen and Sergio Pérez, while Esteban Ocon finished sixteenth on debut for MRT.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, European rounds
Rosberg reduced Hamilton's championship lead to two points at the next round in Italy, taking advantage of a slow start by Hamilton to establish an early lead that went unchallenged through the race. Hamilton dropped as low as fifth at the start, recovering to fourth in the opening laps and got ahead of the Ferraris of Vettel and Räikkönen by making one pit-stop less. Vettel went on to finish third—his first podium finish in five races—with Räikkönen fourth as the team introduced upgrades to the type 061 power unit in the hopes of recovering second place in the World Constructors' Championship from Red Bull.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Return to Asia
Rosberg reclaimed the championship lead in Singapore, qualifying on pole while Hamilton was forced to settle for third after struggling with mechanical issues and driving errors. A late pit stop during the race by Mercedes saw Hamilton pass Kimi Räikkönen for third which he held until the end of the race. Red Bull Racing decided to pit Daniel Ricciardo from second to prevent coming under threat from Hamilton. Rosberg decided to stay out because his lead over Ricciardo was not large enough to pit and stay ahead, but was able to hold on to first place to take the win. Ricciardo made late efforts to catch Rosberg from 27 seconds behind, but could not quite catch him, finishing 0.6 seconds behind at the chequered flag. With Hamilton finishing third, Rosberg turned a two-point deficit into an eight-point lead.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Return to Asia
Mercedes's streak of ten consecutive wins came to an end in Malaysia. Hamilton established an early lead, but retired sixteen laps from the end of the race when his engine failed, leaving Daniel Ricciardo in control of the race. Nico Rosberg was turned around by Sebastian Vettel in a first corner accident that eliminated Vettel and forced Rosberg to work his way up through the field. Ricciardo raced Max Verstappen for the lead when Hamilton's retirement triggered a Virtual Safety Car, prompting Red Bull to pit both drivers at the same time. On fresher tyres, Ricciardo was able to withstand pressure from Verstappen to win his first race since the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg finished third despite having ten seconds added to his race time for contact with Kimi Räikkönen, extending his championship lead to twenty-three points.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Return to Asia
Rosberg further extended his championship lead to thirty-three points in Japan, starting the race from pole and winning it. Meanwhile, Hamilton suffered a poor start, slipping from second on the grid to eighth by the end of the first lap. He was forced to run a race of recovery, using pit strategy to reclaim third place going into the final phase of the race, but was unable to pass Max Verstappen, and finished third. The result secured Mercedes's third consecutive World Constructors' Championship title.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship conclusion
With the championship leaving Asia for the Americas, Hamilton gradually started to erode Rosberg's championship lead. Mercedes scored a 1–2 finish in the United States, with Rosberg taking advantage of a Virtual Safety Car triggered by Max Verstappen to take second place from Daniel Ricciardo. Hamilton led another Mercedes 1–2 in Mexico, with the race overshadowed by a late incident that saw Verstappen run wide and cut part of the circuit, triggering an angry radio message from Sebastian Vettel. Vettel inherited third place when Verstappen was penalised, only to be penalised himself for dangerous driving when defending against Ricciardo.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship conclusion
The final amended results saw Ricciardo finish third, ahead of Verstappen and Vettel. Treacherous weather conditions saw the Brazilian Grand Prix subject to several race stoppages—most notably after Kimi Räikkönen crashed on the main straight—but when racing resumed, Mercedes took another 1–2 finish. Hamilton won the race ahead of Rosberg for the third time in as many races, with Max Verstappen completing the podium.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship conclusion
Going into the final round at Abu Dhabi, Rosberg led Hamilton by twelve points. Hamilton secured pole ahead of Rosberg and led from the start. In the closing laps of the race, he slowed down in attempt to allow other drivers to catch and pass Rosberg, despite repeated instructions from Mercedes not to risk losing the race to Sebastian Vettel, who used pit strategy to bring himself into contention and was quickly catching up. Hamilton went on to win the race, while Rosberg secured his maiden Drivers' Championship title with second place.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Season report, Championship conclusion
Five days after winning the title, Rosberg announced his immediate retirement from the sport at the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony in Vienna. He was the first reigning champion to do so since Alain Prost in 1993.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in every race, using the following structure:


2016 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Scoring system
In the event of a tie, a count-back system was used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's best result used to decide the standings.


2016 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Constructors' Championship standings
In the event of a tie, a count-back system was used as a tie-breaker, with a constructor's best result used to decide the standings.


2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
The 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was the eleventh Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season, an open-wheel motor racing series for emerging young racing drivers based in Europe.


2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, Race calendar and results
The seven-event provisional calendar for the 2016 season was released on 8 October 2014. The calendar was set to remain unchanged and feature all the circuits that were in the previous season, but a further update replaced the event at Red Bull Ring with a stand-alone event at Hungaroring.


2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, Championship standings, Drivers' championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, Championship standings, Teams' championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2016 Formula Renault seasons
This article describes all the 2016 seasons of Formula Renault series across the world.


2016 Formula Renault seasons, Unofficial Formula Renault championships, 2016 Remus Formel Renault 2.0 Pokal season
The season was held between 13 May and 11 September and raced across Austria, Italy, Czech Republic and Germany. The races occur with other categories cars as part of the 2016 Austria Formula 3 Cup, this section presents only the Austrian Formula Renault 2.0L classification.


2016 Formula Renault seasons, Unofficial Formula Renault championships, 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina season
All cars use Tito 02 chassis, all races were held in Argentina.


2016 Formula Renault seasons, Unofficial Formula Renault championships, 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina season
1 extra point in each race for regularly qualified drivers.


2016 Formula STCC Nordic season
The 2016 Formula STCC Nordic season is the fourth season of the single seater championship that supports the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. The series went previously under the name of Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic, but the name was changed after Renault Sport dropped its support for the 3.5 and 1.6 classes in late 2015. The season will begin on 30 April at Skövde Airport and will end on 24 September at Ring Knutstorp, after fourteen races held in seven venues. Most of these rounds are held in support of the 2016 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, joint organiser of the series along with the FIA Northern European Zone Organisation.


2016 Formula STCC Nordic season, Race calendar and results
Except for the sixth round, which will be held in Finland, all races will take place in Sweden. All Swedish rounds are held in support of the STCC championship.


2016 Formula STCC Nordic season, Race calendar and results
Rounds denoted with a blue background will be a part of the Formula STCC NEZ Championship.


2016 Formula STCC Nordic season, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. An extra point is awarded for pole position and fastest lap for each race.


2016 Formula STCC Nordic season, Championship standings
Parallel to the main championship, two other championships are held: the Formula STCC Junior Svenskt Mästerskap (JSM) for drivers under 26 years old holding a Swedish driver license, and the Formula STCC Northern European Zone (NEZ) championship at selected rounds. Points to these championships are awarded using the same system, with the sole exception of pole position and fastest lap not awarding points.


2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series
The 2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in Formula V8 3.5 formula race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2016 season is the first Formula V8 3.5 season organised independently by RPM Racing, after it was announced that Renault Sport would withdraw its backing of the championship at the end of the previous season.


2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series
The title was won by Tom Dillmann, after winning at Budapest, and at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. After take two victories of the season, Louis Deletraz became runner-up, and Egor Orudzhev became teenager after take most 5 victories of the season. Israelian driver Roy Nissany take 3 victories after hat-trick at Silverstone, and Monza. Matthieu Vaxivière and Aurelien Panis take two victories of the season. Rene Binder and Yu Kanamaru finished seventh and eight at the championship, with scoring no wins. Vaxiviere's SMP Racing team-mate Matevos Isaakyan take victory at the first race at Jerez, replacing injured Vladimir Atoev, and finished in ninth place at the championship. The top 10 was ended by Pietro Fittipaldi, who finished at the podium on the final race of the season.


2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series, Race calendar
The provisional calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 17 October 2015, at the final round of the 2015 season. The championship returns to Paul Ricard, Monza and Barcelona. Rounds previously held at Monaco, Nürburgring and Le Mans Bugatti were removed from the schedule.


2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series, Race calendar
On 8 March 2016, it was announced that due to operational reasons, the final two rounds of the season would switch dates. The event at Jerez will become the penultimate round with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosting the final round.


2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† – Retired, but classified


2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series, Championship standings, Teams' Championship
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† – Retired, but classified


2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team
The 2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team represented Fort Hays State University in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. The Tigers played their home games at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays, Kansas, as they have done since 1936. 2016 was the 111th season in school history. The Tigers were led by sixth-year head coach, Chris Brown. Fort Hays State has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 2006.


2016 Fort Hays State Tigers football team, Preseason
The Tigers entered the 2016 season after finishing 8–4 overall, 8–3 in conference play last season under Brown. On August 2, 2016 at the MIAA Football Media Day, the Tigers were chosen to finish in sixth place in the Coaches Poll, and fifth in the Media Poll.


2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
The 2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season is the team's sixth season in the North American Soccer League (NASL).


2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Fort Lauderdale Strikers will compete in the 2016 edition of the Open Cup.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes. Firefighters were assisted by personnel from both the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as well as other Canadian provincial agencies, to fight the wildfire. Aid for evacuees was provided by various governments and via donations through the Canadian Red Cross and other local and national charitable organizations.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
Sweeping through Fort McMurray, the wildfire destroyed approximately 2,400 homes and buildings. Another 2,000 residents in three communities were displaced after their homes were declared unsafe for reoccupation due to contamination. The fire continued to spread across northern Alberta and into Saskatchewan, consuming forested areas and impacting Athabasca oil sands operations. With an estimated damage cost of C$9.9 billion, it was the costliest disaster in Canadian history.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
The fire spread across approximately 590,000 hectares (1,500,000 acres) before it was declared to be under control on July 5, 2016. It continued to smoulder, and was fully extinguished on August 2, 2017. It is suspected to have been caused by humans in a remote area 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Fort McMurray, but no official cause has been determined to date.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Cause and contributing factors
The fire was first spotted by a helicopter forestry crew in a remote area 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Fort McMurray on May 1, 2016 and they reported it. First responders arrived 45 minutes later. An official cause of the fire has not been determined to date, but it was suspected to be human caused. During the start of the fire, an unusually hot, dry air mass was in place over Northern Alberta, which brought record-setting temperatures to Fort McMurray. On May 3, the temperature climbed to 32.8 °C (91 °F), accompanied by relative humidity as low as 12%.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Cause and contributing factors
The situation intensified on May 4 when temperatures reached 31.9 °C (89 °F) and winds gusted to 72 km/h (45 mph). A natural El Niño cycle also led to a dry fall and winter season along with a warm spring, leaving a paltry snowpack, which melted quickly. Combined with the high temperatures, this created a "perfect storm" of conditions for an explosive wildfire, and significantly contributed to the fire's rapid growth.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Cause and contributing factors
Climate change was also cited as a potential contributor to the start and spread of the fire. Debate occurred as to whether it was "insensitive" to discuss it during the crisis, or whether the crisis made it "more important" to talk about a correlation between human-influenced climate change and wildfires. Canada's politicians and scientists both cautioned that individual fires cannot specifically be linked to climate change, but agree that it is part of a general trend of more intense wildfires.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Spread to Fort McMurray
As the fire spread towards settlements in Fort McMurray, a local state of emergency was declared on May 1 at 9:57 p.m. MDT (03:57 UTC May 2) with the Centennial Trailer Park and the neighborhoods of Prairie Creek and Gregoire under a mandatory evacuation. The evacuation orders for the two neighborhoods were reduced to a voluntary stay-in-place order by the night of May 2 as the fire moved southwest and away from the area.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Spread to Fort McMurray
The mandatory evacuation order was reinstated and expanded to 12 neighbourhoods on May 3 at 5:00 p.m. (23:00 UTC), and to the entirety of Fort McMurray by 6:49 p.m. (00:49 UTC May 4). A further order covering the nearby communities of Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates, and Fort McMurray First Nation was issued at 9:50 p.m. on May 4 (03:50 UTC May 5).


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Spread to Fort McMurray
It has been reported that 88,000 people were successfully evacuated, with no reported fatalities or injuries, but two people, Aaron Hodgson and Emily Ryan, were killed in a vehicular collision during the evacuation, one of whom was the daughter of a firefighter. Despite the mandatory evacuation order, staff at the water treatment plant remained in Fort McMurray to provide firefighters with water.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Spread to Fort McMurray
On May 4, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo reported the communities of Beacon Hill, Abasand and Waterways had suffered "serious loss". The Government of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency, and said 1,600 buildings had been destroyed by the fires. It was estimated that 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) of land had been burned. Evacuees who travelled north of Fort McMurray were advised to stay where they were, and not to come south on Highway 63 as the fire was still burning out of control.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Spread to Fort McMurray
A boil-water advisory was issued for the entire area just after 11 a.m. (17:00 UTC). At 4:05 p.m. (22:05 UTC) the fire crossed Highway 63 at Airport Road (formerly Highway 69), south of Fort McMurray, and threatened the international airport, which had suspended commercial operations earlier in the day. The fire also forced the re-location of the Regional Emergency Operations Centre, which was originally in the vicinity of the airport. On May 4, the fire was found to be producing lightning and pyrocumulus clouds due to its heat and large size, which added to the risk of more fires. The fires became large enough to create a firestorm, creating its own weather in the form of wind influxes and lightning.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Spread to Fort McMurray
The fire continued to spread south on May 5 across 85,000 hectares (210,000 acres) and forcing additional evacuations in the communities of Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates and the Fort McMurray First Nation. These communities had accepted over 8,000 people during the initial evacuations. The Government of Alberta announced a plan to airlift approximately 8,000 of 25,000 people who had evacuated to oil sands work camps north of Fort McMurray, with assistance from a Royal Canadian Air Force Hercules aircraft, and other planes owned by energy companies operating in the oil sands. 1,110 personnel, 145 helicopters, 138 pieces of heavy equipment and 22 air tankers were employed to fight the fire.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Spread to Fort McMurray
On May 6, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police began leading convoys to move 1,500 vehicles from oil sand work camps north of Fort McMurray, south along Highway 63 to Edmonton. The fire continued to grow out of control, spreading to 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres) by May 6, and 200,000 hectares (490,000 acres) by May 7. As the fire grew to the northeast, the community of Fort McKay, which hosted 5,000 evacuees from Fort McMurray, was itself put under an evacuation notice. Albertan officials anticipated that the fire would double in size, and reach the Saskatchewan border to the east.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Remote growth, control and extinguishment
The wildfire continued to spread through remote forested areas in the following week, reaching oilsand work camps south of Fort MacKay, forcing the evacuation of 19 oil sites and camps with approximately 8,000 workers. One lodge with 665 units was destroyed. The fire continued to grow, from 285,000 hectares (700,000 acres) on May 16 to 504,443 hectares (1,246,510 acres) on May 21 and even spread across 741 hectares (1,830 acres) in Saskatchewan. While the fire moved away from Fort McMurray, two explosions and poor air quality continued to prevent residents and rebuilding crews from returning to the town.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Remote growth, control and extinguishment
By May 18, the fire had grown to 423,000 hectares (1,050,000 acres) and expanded into Saskatchewan. By mid-June, rain and cooler temperatures helped firefighters contain the fire, and on July 4, 2016, the fire was declared under control. The wildfire was still considered to be active over the following year, having smouldered in deeper layers of moss and dirt throughout the winter.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Fire progression, Remote growth, control and extinguishment
On August 2, 2017, with no further outbreaks or detection of hot spots by thermal surveys conducted over the summer, provincial officials declared the wildfire extinguished.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Response, Aid response
The Government of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency for Fort McMurray on May 4, 2016, and issued a formal request for assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces. The government and the Department of National Defence signed a memorandum of understanding on May 4, detailing required assistance and use of helicopters for rescue operations. Shortly after, a CC-130 Hercules departed CFB Trenton and helicopters were dispatched to the affected area. Alberta also requested assistance from the Government of Ontario, and Ontario committed to sending 100 firefighters and 19 supervisory staff, coordinated through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Other provinces across the country offered support. On May 5, four CL-415 water bombers from Quebec's Service aérien gouvernemental (fr) took off from the province to aid in the firefighting effort. Approximately 300 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers provided security in the wildfire area.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Response, Aid response
South Africa sent 301 firefighters at the request of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre at the end of May. The firefighters were trained during the month of April at a boot camp, in order how to learn to use special hoses instead of the leather-padded wooden sticks known as "firebeaters" they typically use in their home country due to a lack of water. Less than a week after being deployed, the South Africans went on strike over a wage dispute and were demobilized. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley vowed to address the issue and ensure that the firefighters were paid a minimum of C$11.20 per hour as required by the province's labour laws, rather than the C$15 per day allowance specified in their contract with their South African employer.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Response, Aid response
The Alberta government provided an initial $1,250 per adult and $500 per dependent to cover living expenses for those who had evacuated. On May 4, the provincial government committed to match donations made to the Canadian Red Cross, as well as to donate an additional $2 million as seed money; the federal government pledged to match all donations to the Canadian Red Cross the next day, with a deadline set to May 31. As of May 9, $54 million has been donated to the Red Cross, not including matching government contributions.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Response, Aid response
On May 4, Public Safety Canada activated the International Charter Space and Major Disasters, thus providing for the charitable and humanitarian re-tasking of the diverse satellite assets of 15 space agencies. Later, Edmonton's Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC), along with the City of Edmonton, the Alberta Residential Landlord Association, and Yardi Canada Ltd., announced a partnership to create a registry of rental properties for Fort McMurray evacuees. The non-profit initiative would offer this service free of charge to landlords for the next six months. Some landlords had offered incentives to wildfire evacuees, including reduced security deposits, reduced rent, or free rent for a month or more.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Response, Aid response
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Fort McMurray on May 13 to survey the damage and promised ongoing aid from the federal government in the coming months. The Governor General, David Johnston, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, met with first responders and visited the ruins of the Beacon Hill neighbourhood of Fort McMurray on June 24, 2016.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Response, Political controversy
The Alberta government was criticized for cutting $15 million from the province's wildfire suppression budget in April 2016, just prior to the outbreak of the wildfire. While Premier Rachel Notley contended that wildfires were paid by emergency funds that would not be limited to combat a wildfire, local air tanker companies argued that the cuts created a personnel issue, and would make it more difficult to keep staff on duty during the wildfire season. Cuts were also made to fire preparation budgets, which funded activities such as creating fire breaks, but it is not certain that those activities would have been beneficial against a wildfire powerful enough to traverse the Athabasca River.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Response, Political controversy
The federal government was criticized after international assistance from Australia, Israel, Mexico, the Palestinian Authority, Russia, Taiwan, and the United States was offered in battling the fire, and turned down by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Russia specifically offered Ilyushin Il-76 firefighting aircraft that could handle up to 42 tons of fire suppression at one time. Trudeau said that while the offers were appreciated, they were unnecessary as firefighters from other Canadian provinces were gaining control of the situation.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Response, Political controversy
Trudeau was also criticized on May 6, 2016 for not visiting Fort McMurray and showing support, less than a week after the fire started. Trudeau responded that "showing up in Fort McMurray, when firefighters are busy trying to contain a massive raging wildfire, is not a particularly helpful thing," and comparisons were drawn to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to Kelowna, British Columbia the previous year. Trudeau visited Fort McMurray a week later on May 13, 2016.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Communities and infrastructure
Initial estimates from May 4 indicated that 1,600 structures in Fort McMurray were destroyed. Firefighters worked through May 6 and 7 to hold the line and protect the downtown and remaining homes in Fort McMurray. On May 9, this figure was revised to 2,400 structures, and about 85 to 90% of the community was reported undamaged. Overnight on May 16–17, two explosions occurred in the Thickwood and Dickensfield neighbourhoods, damaging 10 buildings and destroying three.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Communities and infrastructure
The town's power grid sustained damage. Almost the entire Fort McMurray area was placed under a boil-water advisory during the fire, since untreated water was placed into the municipal water system to supply firefighters. The boil water advisory was lifted in all areas of Fort McMurray on August 17, 2016.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Communities and infrastructure
Statistics Canada suspended enumeration activities for the 2016 Census in the Fort McMurray area on May 5. Alternative means to collect data from its residents were to be determined at a later date. Some census data was received early, and some residents sent their census data online after the evacuation. Statistics Canada was able to create an accurate 2016 census profile for Fort McMurray using this information, as well as Canada Revenue Agency income tax records, local birth and death records, and long-form census information collected by surveyors going door to door.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Communities and infrastructure
The neighbourhoods of Waterways, Abasand, and Beacon Hill after being severely burned were then declared unsafe for reoccupation, due to contamination from arsenic and heavy metals. These neighbourhoods also do not have water service due to damages to the water system.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Oil sands operations
The wildfire halted oil sands production at facilities north of Fort McMurray. Shell Canada shut down output at its Albian Sands mining operation, located approximately 70 km (43 mi) north of Fort McMurray. The company said its priority was to get employees and their families out of the region, and provide capacity at its work camp for some of the evacuees. Shell also provided its landing strip to fly employees and their families to Calgary or Edmonton and provided two teams to support firefighting efforts in the area.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Oil sands operations
Suncor Energy and Syncrude Canada also scaled back operations. Suncor's Millennium and North Steepbank mines were two of the largest and oldest oilsands mining operations in the Fort McMurray area, and Syncrude's Mildred Lake oilsands mine is located 35 km (22 mi) north of Fort McMurray. The companies accommodated another 2,000 evacuees each at their work camps. On May 7, Syncrude shut down all site and processing operations, removing 4,800 employees from the area. On May 16, all 665 rooms at Blacksands Executive Lodge, a work camp, burned in the wildfire. Earlier that day, about 8,000 people were ordered out of 19 camps; about 6,000 remained. By May 17, the fire appeared to reach the Noralta Lodge, a few kilometres east of Blacksands.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Oil sands operations
Approximately one million barrels of oil a day, equal to a quarter of Canada's oil production, was halted as a result of the fire in May 2016. This continued into June at a rate of 700,000 barrels per day. The lost output was estimated to cost the Albertan economy $70 million per day, and was a contributing factor to rises in global oil prices. The scaled back operations, along with a refinery outage in Edmonton, caused many gas stations to run out of gas throughout Western Canada. Oil companies restored production and anticipated all financial impacts would wear off by the end of the third fiscal quarter.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Costs
Initial insurance payouts were estimated to total as much as C$9 billion if the entire community had to be rebuilt. By July 7, 2016, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) reported that insured damage was estimated to have reached $3.58 billion, making the wildfire the most expensive disaster in Canadian history, surpassing the 1998 ice storms in Quebec ($1.9 billion) and the 2013 Alberta floods ($1.8 billion).


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Impacts, Costs
The 2011 Slave Lake Wildfire, which destroyed one-third of the town of Slave Lake, cost approximately $750 million and was the most expensive fire-related disaster in Canadian history. The larger damage estimates were a result of Fort McMurray being 10 times the size of Slave Lake. A further estimate based on current damage estimated insurance payouts reaching as high as $4.7 billion.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Re-entry and recovery
On May 18, the Alberta government provisionally announced a phased re-entry of residents into Fort McMurray between June 1 and 15, 2016, given that a set of key conditions were met:


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Re-entry and recovery
Residents were allowed to re-enter Fort McMurray and surrounding communities according to a schedule broken down into residential zones.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Re-entry and recovery
The neighbourhoods of Waterways, Abasand, and Beacon Hill were severely burned, and were declared unsafe for reoccupation due to contamination from arsenic and heavy metals from leftover ash. 2,000 residents in these neighbourhoods were only allowed supervised visits to their homes, and relied on workers from a not-for-profit organization made up of former or current Canadian and U.S. Armed Forces members to sift through leftover items. Between, August 31 and October 24, 2016, residents of 470 homes within the three neighbourhoods were able to move home.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Re-entry and recovery
In the wake of the wildfire impact on Fort McMurray, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo created a wildfire recovery plan, establishing a framework and governance structure for recovery efforts. Recovery funding was estimated to be above $4.5 billion: $615 million from federal, provincial and municipal governments; $319 million from the Canadian Red Cross; and $3.58 billion from the insurance industry. As of January 2018, 90% of wildfire claims have been processed according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.


2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, Re-entry and recovery
Reconstruction of impacted communities is ongoing, and as of May 2018, 20% of the homes destroyed have been rebuilt. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo updated their Wildfire Mitigation Strategy in January 2018, which conducted a risk assessment for wildfire behaviour. It also proposed clearing 867 hectares of vegetation, various access and safety standards for planned infrastructure and land development, educating members of the public on wildfire threats, cooperation and joint training between the municipal and provincial departments, and updates to emergency plans. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo also raised awareness about rebuilding homes to ensure they are more resilient to fire. However, insurance companies only provide funds to restore pre-fire conditions, and an independent review by KPMG found that it was unlikely that this would occur.


2016 Fortuneo–Vital Concept season
The 2016 season for Fortuneo–Vital Concept began in January at the Tour de San Luis. Fortuneo–Vital Concept is a French-registered UCI Professional Continental cycling team that participated in road bicycle racing events on the UCI Continental Circuits and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.


2016 Foster Farms Bowl
The 2016 Foster Farms Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 28, 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. The 15th edition of the Foster Farms Bowl, the game featured the Utah Utes from the Pac-12 Conference against the Indiana Hoosiers from the Big Ten Conference.


2016 Foster Farms Bowl
The 2016 edition was the first under its new management, as it is now run by the San Francisco 49ers NFL team.


2016 Foster Farms Bowl, Team selection
The game featured conference tie-ins with teams from the Pac-12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference.


2016 Foster Farms Bowl, Team selection, Utah
The Utes finished their regular season 8-4 and accepted an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl. This was Utah's second trip to the Foster Farms Bowl, with the previous appearance being during the 2005–06 bowl season when they won against Georgia Tech by a score of 38–10 in the 2005 Emerald Bowl.


2016 Foster Farms Bowl, Team selection, Indiana
After finishing their season 6–6, the Hoosiers received an invitation to play in the Foster Farms Bowl, which they accepted. This bowl marked the Hoosiers' eleventh bowl game (they were 3–7 in bowl games previously) and they were seeking their first bowl victory since the 1991 Copper Bowl, when they shut out Baylor 24–0.


2016 Foster Farms Bowl, Media
The 2016 Foster Farms Bowl was the first broadcast under a new deal with Fox News.


2016 Foster Farms Bowl, Media
Levi's Stadium was equipped for Intel freeD instant replay technology (previously used by CBS during Super Bowl 50 at the stadium earlier in the year) in order to facilitate testing for Be the Player — a new instant replay feature Fox planned to use during Super Bowl LI to present first-person perspectives of plays.


2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
The 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2015–16 season. It was held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on February 16–21. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from non-European member nations of the International Skating Union who reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2015. The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2016 European Figure Skating Championships.


2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Qualification
National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the Four Continents.


2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Entries
The ISU published the list of entries on 28 January 2016. Some national associations announced their selections earlier.


2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:


2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:


2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Prize money
Prize money is awarded to skaters who achieve a top 12 placement in each discipline as follows:


2016 Four Days of Dunkirk
The 2016 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2016) was the 62nd edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling stage race. It started on 4 May in Dunkirk and ended on 8 May again in Dunkirk.


2016 Four Days of Dunkirk, Teams
The start list includes 18 teams (3 UCI WorldTeams, 10 Professional Continental Teams, and 5 Continental Teams).


2016 Four National Figure Skating Championships
The 2016 Four National Figure Skating Championships included the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary. The event was held in December 2015 in Třinec, Czech Republic. Skaters comped in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2016 Four National Figure Skating Championships
The results were split by country; the three highest-placing skaters from each country formed their national podiums. The results were among the criteria used to determine international assignments. It was the eighth consecutive season that the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland held their national championships together and the third season that Hungary participated.


2016 Four Nations Tournament
The 2016 Four Nations Tournament (Torneio Quatro Nações) in Portuguese, was the third edition of the Four Nations Tournament held in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil between 4–6 November as a Men's friendly handball tournament organised by the Brazilian Handball Confederation.


2016 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)
The 2016 Four Nations Tournament was the 15th edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in China.


2016 Fox Sports Cup
The 2016 Fox Sports Cup was a summer football friendly tournament organized by the Dutch Eredivisie and Match IQ. It was hosted by Vitesse at the GelreDome in Arnhem, from 21 to 23 July 2016. The three other European teams that took part were: Porto (Portugal), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), and West Bromwich Albion (England). It was sponsored by Fox Sports Netherlands.


2016 Fox Sports Cup, Overview, Standings
Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. An additional point was awarded for every goal scored.


2016 France Women's Sevens
The 2016 France Sevens was the fifth tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 28–29 May 2016 at Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand, France.


2016 France Women's Sevens, Format
The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams will also compete in the Cup/Plate. The rest of the teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina
In June 2016, France played a two-test series against Argentina as part of the 2016 mid-year rugby union tests. They played Los Pumas across the two weeks that were allocated to the June International window (19 June and 25 June), and which were part of the fourth year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019. This was the first French tour to Argentina since their drawn series in 2012.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina
The French domestic Top 14 tournament ended later than usual, as no games were scheduled during the pool phase of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Therefore, the semi-finals and final of the 2015–16 season coincided with the June international window, clashing with the French games on the 19 and 25 June.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 19 June, the first test match of the tour.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads, France
On 6 June, Guy Novès named the first set of players for France's two-test series against Argentina. The squad did not include any of the six Top 14 play-offs teams, Castres, Clermont, Toulon, Toulouse, Racing or Montpellier (except François Trinh-Duc who was released by Montpellier for the tour) due to the play-offs taking place between 11 and 24 June.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads, France
On 13 June, Novès named a further 11 players on top of the initial 17, after Toulouse and Castres and were eliminated from the Top 14 quarter-finals.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads, France
On  19 June, Paul Jedrasiak was called up to the squad following Clermont Auvergne's elimination from the Top 14.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads, France
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads, Argentina
On 31 May, Argentina named a 28-man squad for the June internationals against Italy and France.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads, Argentina
On 12 June, Ignacio Larrague was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Matías Alemanno.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads, Argentina
On 16 June, Ramiro Herrera and Tomás Lavanini were called up to the squad ahead of the two-test series against France.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Squads, Argentina
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Matches, First Test
Touch judges:Stuart Berry (South Africa)Luke Pearce (England)Television match official:Johan Greeff (South Africa)


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Matches, Second Test
Touch judges:John Lacey (Ireland)Luke Pearce (England)Television match official:Johan Greeff (South Africa)


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Argentina warm-up match
On 11 June, Argentina played host to Italy in the lead up to the French series.


2016 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Argentina warm-up match
Touch judges:Luke Pearce (England)Joaquín Montes (Uruguay)Television match official:Johan Greeff (South Africa)


2016 Franken Challenge
The 2016 Franken Challenge is a professional tennis tournament, played on clay courts. It is the 29th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It takes place in Fürth, Germany between 30 May and 5 June 2016.


2016 Franken Challenge, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Franken Challenge, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry as a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2016 Franken Challenge, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2016 Franken Challenge – Doubles
Guillermo Durán and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions but chose not to participate.


2016 Franken Challenge – Doubles
Facundo Argüello and Roberto Maytín won the title after defeating Andrej Martin and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Franken Challenge – Singles
Taro Daniel was the defending champion but failed to defend his title, losing to Thiago Monteiro in the second round.


2016 Franken Challenge – Singles
Radu Albot won the title after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2016 Fred Page Cup
The 2016 Fred Page Cup was the 22nd Canadian Eastern Junior A Ice Hockey Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Woodstock Slammers hosted it for the first time in cup history. The tournament was held May 4th to May 8th at the Carleton Civic Centre in Woodstock, New Brunswick. The Carleton Place Canadians of the CCHL, entered the tournament as the defending champions and looked to three-peat as champions. The tournament champion qualified for the 2016 Royal Bank Cup held in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan hosted by the AJHL's Lloydminster Bobcats at the Centennial Civic Centre.


2016 French Athletics Championships
The 2016 French Athletics Championships was the 128th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for France. It was held on 24–26 July at the Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers. A total of 38 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the three-day competition.


2016 French F4 Championship
The 2016 French F4 Championship season was the 24th season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the sixth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series began on 1 April at Le Castellet and ended on 6 November at Montmeló, after six rounds and twenty-four races.


2016 French F4 Championship, Race calendar and results
A six-round calendar was published in December 2015. This was however revised in January 2016, with now four races per round being held, as opposed to the triple-header rounds that were run on previous years.


2016 French Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2016 French Indoor Athletics Championships was the 45th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for France, organised by the French Athletics Federation. It was held on 27–28 February at the Jean-Pellez Stadium in Aubière. A total of 28 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the two-day competition.


2016 French Open
The 2016 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 120th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.


2016 French Open
Novak Djokovic won the men's singles in the 2016 edition. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles, but he lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles, but she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the final. Roger Federer withdrew before the tournament to avoid "unnecessary [fitness] risk", making this tournament the first Grand Slam he missed since the 1999 US Open. Furthermore, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew during the tournament due to injury, for the first time in his French Open career.


2016 French Open
Novak Djokovic's victory at this tournament in his 20th Grand Slam final completed his career Grand Slam of all four major tournaments, the eighth man to do so in singles and the fifth since the start of the Open Era (after Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal). Djokovic also achieved a non-calendar year Grand Slam, becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once. The victory by Garbiñe Muguruza was her first Grand Slam win in her second Grand Slam final.


2016 French Open, Tournament
The 2016 French Open was the 115th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.


2016 French Open, Tournament
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.


2016 French Open, Tournament
There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.


2016 French Open, Points and prize money, Points distribution
The ranking points awarded for each event are shown below.


2016 French Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
The total prize money for the tournament was €32,017,500, an increase of 14% compared to the previous edition. The winners of both the men's and women's singles title received €2,000,000, an increase of €200,000 compared to 2015.


2016 French Open, Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 May 2016. Rank and points before are as of 23 May 2016. An * in pink signifies the player is out of the event.


2016 French Open, Singles seeds, Women's Singles
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.


2016 French Open, Main draw wildcard entries
The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.


2016 French Open, Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:


2016 French Open, Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.


2016 French Open – Boys' Doubles
Álvaro López San Martín and Jaume Munar were the defending champions, but were no longer eligible to participate.


2016 French Open – Boys' Doubles
Yishai Oliel of Israel and Patrik Rikl of the Czech Republic won the title, defeating Chung Yun-seong and Orlando Luz in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2016 French Open – Boys' Singles
Tommy Paul was the defending champion, but was no longer eligible to participate.


2016 French Open – Boys' Singles
Geoffrey Blancaneaux won the title, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6.


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries
The 2016 French Open described below in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 1 (22 May)
Some matches scheduled for Sunday were postponed due to rain, but half of the  planned matches were completed before the rain started.


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 2 (23 May)
Play was supposed to start at 11:00 am CEST, but rain continued, and matches did not  begin until 1:30 pm CEST.


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 3 (24 May)
Angelique Kerber became just the fifth woman to win the Australian Open, then lose in the opening round at Roland Garros in the same year.


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 9 (30 May)
All of the scheduled matches for the day were disrupted by continuous unfriendly weather and play was cancelled (for the first time in sixteen years).


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 10 (31 May)
Only two uncompleted matches were finished due to the rain. After losing 10 games in a row with a 6–2, 3–0 lead, and eventually losing the match, to 102nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova, world number two Agnieszka Radwanska described herself "surprised and angry" having to play in the rain.


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 13 (3 June)
Defending champion Stan Wawrinka lost to Andy Murray in the semi-final, thus ended his 12-match winning streak in Roland Garros. Murray became the 10th male player to reach all four major finals in open era. Martina Hingis and Leander Paes won the mixed doubles title, and became just the third team to achieve a career grand slam in mixed doubles. Furthermore, Paes won a record 10th mixed doubles title in the open era, and now has only one less than the all-time record. Hingis became the fourth woman in the open era and seventh all-time to achieve a career grand slam in mixed doubles.


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (4 June)
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets in the final and won her first major. Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to win a major title since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1998. The all Spanish team Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez defeated Bryan brothers in men's doubles finals, both won their first Grand Slam title.


2016 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 15 (5 June)
Novak Djokovic defeated first time French Open finalist Andy Murray in four sets and he completed the career Grand Slam, making him the first male player to have all four Grand Slam titles at once in a non-calendar Grand Slam year since Rod Laver in 1969.


2016 French Open – Girls' Doubles
Miriam Kolodziejová and Markéta Vondroušová were the defending champions, but Kolodziejová was ineligible to participate this year. Vondroušová played alongside Anastasia Dețiuc, but lost in the first round to Claire Liu and Charlotte Robillard-Millette.


2016 French Open – Girls' Doubles
Paula Arias Manjón and Olga Danilović won the title, defeating Olesya Pervushina and Anastasia Potapova in the final, 3–6, 6–3, [10–8].


2016 French Open – Girls' Singles
Paula Badosa Gibert was the defending champion, but was no longer eligible to participate.


2016 French Open – Girls' Singles
Rebeka Masarova won the title, defeating Amanda Anisimova in the final, 7–5, 7–5.


2016 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles
Guy Forget and Henri Leconte were the defending champions, but Forget chose not to play this year. Leconte played alongside Arnaud Boetsch, but they were eliminated in the round-robin competition.


2016 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles
Sergi Bruguera and Goran Ivanišević won the title, defeating Yannick Noah and Cédric Pioline in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).


2016 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles, Draw, Group C
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2016 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles, Draw, Group D
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2016 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles
Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Moyá were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Sébastien Grosjean and Fabrice Santoro in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2016 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2016 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2016 French Open – Men's Doubles
Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Feliciano López and Marc López.


2016 French Open – Men's Doubles
López and López went on to win the title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3.


2016 French Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. It was Djokovic's first French Open title and twelfth major title overall, completing the career Grand Slam and achieving a non-calendar year Grand Slam. He became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles simultaneously and the first man in history to do so on three different surfaces. Additionally, he spent his 200th week at number one in the ATP rankings and his 100th week in a row at number one in the ATP rankings during the tournament. Djokovic also improved his record for the most ranking points ever held by any player to 16,950.


2016 French Open – Men's Singles
Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, but he lost in the semifinals to Murray. Murray became the first British man since Bunny Austin in 1937 to reach the final. Murray's run meant he had reached the final of each of the four majors at least once in his career.


2016 French Open – Men's Singles
This tournament marked the first time in the 21st century that Roger Federer did not play at a main draw singles major, withdrawing prior to the tournament to avoid "unnecessary [fitness] risk" since he was "still not 100%". Thus, he ended a record of 65 consecutive major appearances, extending back to the 2000 Australian Open.


2016 French Open – Men's Singles
Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew prior to his third-round match due to a wrist injury.


2016 French Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2016 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 2016 French Open.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final
The 2016 French Open Men's singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2016 French Open. A significant part of the Djokovic–Murray rivalry, it pitted the world's top two players, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, against each other in a Grand Slam final for the seventh time.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final
After three hours and three minutes, World No. 1 Djokovic defeated second seed Murray 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 to win the match. By winning the 2016 French Open, Djokovic not only completed a career Grand Slam, he also became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Major titles simultaneously, while he also became the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the Australian and French Open titles in the same calendar year.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Background
The match took place on the final day of the 2016 edition of the 15-day French Open, held every May and June.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Background
In the lead-up to the French Open, Djokovic and Murray contested the finals at both the Madrid and Rome Masters in May; these were the first two times that the pair contested a final on clay. Both dethroned each other as the defending champion, with Djokovic defeating Murray in Madrid by way of a three-set win and Murray reversing the result in Rome with a straight-sets victory.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Background
Djokovic entered the French Open as the favourite for the tournament, and after winning each of his first three matches in straight sets, his title chances multiplied when nine-times champion Rafael Nadal withdrew mid-tournament due to a wrist injury. En route to the final, he dropped just one set, the first one in his fourth-round match against Roberto Bautista-Agut.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Background
Murray, on the other hand, endured consecutive five-set matches against Radek Štěpánek and Mathias Bourgue in his first two matches; in the former, he was two-sets-to-love down and was two points away from what would've been his earliest defeat at the French Open since 2006 before he rallied to win in five sets. He proceeded to win his next two matches in straight sets, before defeating Richard Gasquet and defending champion Stan Wawrinka in the quarter and semi-finals respectively to reach his first French Open final. His win over Wawrinka was regarded as "his best ever performance on clay".


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Match
Andy Murray won the pre-match coin toss and elected to serve first. He was broken to love in the opening game of the match, but he would break straight back and would hold the remainder of his service games to take the opening set 6–3. At that point, history seemed to favour Murray, who had never previously lost a match at Roland Garros after winning the opening set, while he had also not lost a match after winning the opening set in 49 consecutive Grand Slam matches.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Match
However, Djokovic would hit back in the second set, taking the second and third sets for the loss of just three games to take a two-sets-to-one lead. In the fourth, Djokovic broke twice to hold a 5–2 lead, but would double-fault on break point down to surrender one of those breaks, reducing the margin to 5–3. After Murray held once more, Djokovic converted his third match point to win the match in four sets and finally break his French Open curse.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Murray and Djokovic about the match
Following the match, Djokovic thanked his coaching staff and family for their support:


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Murray and Djokovic about the match
My family, my team, my loves, thank you so much for tolerating everything on a daily basis,


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Murray and Djokovic about the match
It was a pleasure to play against you once more. I'm sure I will be seeing you with the big trophies in the future.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Murray and Djokovic about the match
Murray conceded that Djokovic was the better player on the day, and that he didn't play as well as he did.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Murray and Djokovic about the match
I didn’t serve particularly well today. On this surface, it’s harder to get free points on your second serve. Maybe on the quicker surfaces you can do that. You serve 100 miles an hour second serve on the grass, that’s a little bit different to doing it on a slow, heavy clay court. It’s going to come back more often.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Reaction
Djokovic's French Open victory was met with a positive reaction around the tennis community, with rival players including Juan Martín del Potro, Milos Raonic and Marin Čilić among those paying tribute and offering their congratulations towards Djokovic.


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Reaction
Pat Cash analysed the match and said on the BBC Sport website:


2016 French Open – Men's singles final, Reaction
This has been the tricky one for Djokovic but he's come out and played some great tennis. He's rock solid, he knows his game so well and he's mentally focused. From where he started off in this match to where he finished, what a contrast, and it just goes to show how great a champion he is.


2016 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2016 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Martina Hingis and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]. Both Hingis and Paes completed an individual career Grand Slams in mixed doubles, as well as a career grand slam as a team with this title. Paes also tied Martina Navratilova's record for the most Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (10) in the Open Era.


2016 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Shingo Kunieda and Gordon Reid were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Michaël Jeremiasz and Stefan Olsson in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2016 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Gustavo Fernández.


2016 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Fernández went on to win the title, defeating Gordon Reid in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–1.


2016 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley, 4–6, 6–4, [6–10].


2016 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Jiske Griffioen was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jordanne Whiley.


2016 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Marjolein Buis won the title, defeating Sabine Ellerbrock in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2016 French Open – Women's Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson.


2016 French Open – Women's Doubles
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza had the chance to hold all four Grand Slam championship titles, but lost in the third round to Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková. It would have been Hingis' second non-calendar year Grand Doubles Slam, following her first in 1998–99 and as well attempting to complete a triple career Grand Slam in doubles.


2016 French Open – Women's Doubles
Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic won the title, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4. Garcia and Mladenovic became the first all French women's doubles players to win the home Grand Slam since Gail Sherriff Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr in 1971, and the first of any French women to win since Mary Pierce who won in 2000, partnering Hingis.


2016 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles
Kim Clijsters and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but decided not to compete together this year. Clijsters played alongside Tracy Austin-Holt, but they were eliminated at the round-robin stage.


2016 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles
Navratilova successfully defended the title with Lindsay Davenport, defeating Conchita Martínez and Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2016 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2016 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2016 French Open – Women's Singles
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated defending champion Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2016 French Open. Williams was attempting, for the third time, to equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Steffi Graf, to complete a quadruple Career Grand Slam. Muguruza became just the second Spanish woman in history, after three-time champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, to win the French Open. Muguruza dropped only one set the entire tournament, to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the first round.


2016 French Open – Women's Singles
Williams retained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking after Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber lost in fourth and first rounds, respectively.


2016 French Open – Women's Singles
Kiki Bertens became the first Dutch woman to reach the semi-final of a Grand Slam event since Betty Stöve reached the same stage, at the 1977 US Open.


2016 French Open – Women's Singles
The tournament marked the first time that former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki did not play in the main draw of a Grand Slam singles event (being forced to withdraw due to an ankle injury) since her major debut at the 2007 French Open, ending a streak of 36 consecutive Grand Slam appearances. It also marked the first French Open main draw appearance (and Latvia's first Grand Slam champion) for Jeļena Ostapenko, who would go on to win the event the following year. She was beaten by Naomi Osaka in the first round. The event was marred by a crazed Australian male fan who attempted to propose to eventual winner Garbine Muguruza.


2016 French Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2016 French Road Cycling Cup
The 2016 French Road Cycling Cup was the 25th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup. It was the first edition in which all riders are eligible to score points, whereas in previous seasons only French riders or riders part of French teams were eligible. The team classification however remained a contest between the French teams only. Compared to the previous season, the same 16 events were part of the cup. The defending champion from the last season was Nacer Bouhanni.


2016 French Road Cycling Cup
The series turned out to be a close fight between two times winner Samuel Dumoulin and Belgian sprinter Baptiste Planckaert, with both riders separated by just one point before the final race. Dumoulin finished ahead of Planckaert in the final race, taking his third overall win.


2016 French Road Cycling Cup, Final standings, Individual
As a change compared to previous editions, all riders are eligible for this classification, not only those that are French or compete for a French-licensed team as was the case until 2015.


2016 French Road Cycling Cup, Final standings, Young rider classification
As a change compared to previous editions, all riders younger than 25 are eligible for this classification, not only those that are French or compete for a French-licensed team as was the case until 2015.


2016 French Road Cycling Cup, Final standings, Teams
Only French teams are eligible to be classified in the teams classification.


2016 French Super Series
The 2016 French Super Series was the tenth Superseries tournament of the 2016 BWF Super Series. The tournament took place in Paris, France on 25 to 30 October 2016.


2016 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2016 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 8 May 2016.


2016 French motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.


2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Tim DeRuyter, but he was fired on October 23 after the team opened the season 1–7; offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at Bulldog Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference, in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.


2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, at Utah State
Head coach Tim DeRuyter was fired the following day and replaced by offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau.


2016 Fresno mayoral election
The 2016 Fresno mayoral election was held on June 6, 2016 and November 8, 2016 to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. It saw the election of Lee Brand.


2016 Fujieda MYFC season, Squad
As of 25 February 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Fukuoka 6th district by-election
A by-election for the Fukuoka 6th district in the Japanese Japanese House of Representatives was held on 23 October 2016. The by-election was called following the death of the incumbent member Kunio Hatoyama, a former cabinet minister and member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), from duodenal ulcer in Tokyo on 21 June 2016. Hatoyama had served the district since 2005 and defended the seat by a margin of 43.94% in the 2014 election, where he faced only a Japanese Communist Party candidate. A separate by-election for the Tokyo 10th district was held on the same day.


2016 Fukuoka 6th district by-election
Hatoyama's son and Ōkawa mayor Jirō Hatoyama won the by-election as an independent. Hatoyama contested as an independent after a conflict with the local chapter of the LDP on the candidate selection process. The Fukuoka LDP prefectural chapter president, Isao Kurauchi, had submitted the nomination of his son Ken Kurauchi as the LDP candidate for the by-election before Hatoyama declared his candidacy. Hatoyama, who had originally planned to contest the by-election as an LDP candidate, protested this decision and decided to run as an independent. The national headquarters of the LDP attempted to persuade Kurauchi to drop out of the race to prevent dividing the LDP vote in the district. Kurauchi refused to drop out and contested the by-election.


2016 Fukuoka 6th district by-election
Hatoyama joined the LDP caucus soon after taking his seat in the Diet.


2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup
The 2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Fukuoka, Japan, on 9–15 May 2016.


2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Doubles
Naomi Broady and Kristýna Plíšková were the defending champions, but both players chose to participate in Rome and Trnava instead, respectively.


2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Doubles
Indy de Vroome and Aleksandrina Naydenova won the title, defeating Nigina Abduraimova and Ksenia Lykina in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Kristýna Plíšková was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Trnava instead. Remarkably, all of the eight seeded players lost in the first round.


2016 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Ksenia Lykina won the title, defeating Kyōka Okamura in the final, 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–0.


2016 Fukushima United FC season, Squad
As of 22 February 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Fukushima earthquake
The 2016 Fukushima earthquake struck Japan with a moment magnitude of 6.9 east-southeast of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture at 05:59 JST on November 22 (20:59 Nov 21 UTC), at a depth of 11.4 km (7.1 mi). The shock had a maximum intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli scale. The earthquake was initially reported as a 7.3 magnitude by Japan Meteorological Agency, which was later upgraded to a 7.4, while the United States Geological Survey and GFZ Potsdam determined a magnitude of 6.9. It was reported to be an aftershock of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.


2016 Fukushima earthquake
Fifteen people were injured during the earthquake; three of them were in critical condition. Minor damage was caused, with reports of fires. The Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant had one of its spent fuel cooling systems shut down briefly, though no measurable change in radiation levels was detected. A tsunami warning was issued with waves predicted up to 3 metres (9 ft 10 in), though actual waves were recorded between one and two meters in height.


2016 Fukushima earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake was a magnitude 6.9 earthquake which struck Japan 35 km (22 mi) east-southeast of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture at 05:59 JST on November 22, 2016 (20:59 Nov 21 UTC), at a depth of 11.4 km (7.1 mi). The earthquake was initially reported as having a magnitude of 7.3 by the Japan Meteorological Agency, who later upgraded the magnitude to 7.4, while the United States Geological Survey and GFZ Potsdam reported it as having a magnitude of 6.9 Mwb.


2016 Fukushima earthquake, Earthquake
The shock had a maximum intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli scale and 5 lower on the JMA scale. The Japan Meteorological Agency stated it was an aftershock of the 2011 earthquake.


2016 Fukushima earthquake, Tsunami
The Japanese authorities advised people from the coastal region of Fukushima to evacuate immediately due to a possible tsunami with waves of up to 3 metres (9 ft 10 in). Waves of up to a meter in height struck the Fukushima coast about an hour after the earthquake, and public broadcaster NHK reported the presence of a tsunami of 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) at Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture.


2016 Fukushima earthquake, Impact
Fifteen people were injured during the earthquake, including broken bones and cuts from falling objects, three of them seriously. Minor property damage was recorded. There was a fire at a research facility in Iwaki. A brief power outage was reported for about 1,900 houses. Local and express trains, including the Shinkansen, were out of service for time to allow for the tracks to be inspected.


2016 Fukushima earthquake, Impact
The earthquake caused the third reactor's spent fuel cooling systems of the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant to stop, though circulation was restored after about 100 minutes. The radiation levels were unchanged following the brief shutdown.


2016 Fukushima earthquake, Impact
The Nikkei futures market in Japan was not significantly impacted.


2016 Furman Paladins football team
The 2016 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth -year head coach Bruce Fowler and played their home games at Paladin Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place.


2016 Furman Paladins football team
On December 2, Fowler resigned. He finished at Furman with a six-year record of 27–43.


2016 Futsal Intercontinental Cup
The 2016 Futsal Intercontinental Cup is the 17th edition of the world's premier club futsal tournament, and the 11th edition under FIFA recognition. It is organized by the Qatar Football Association in association with the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala.


2016 Futsal Intercontinental Cup
Atlântico are the defending champions, but were not invited for this edition.


2016 Futsal Intercontinental Cup, Format
In the group stage, teams were drawn into groups of four teams. In each group, teams play against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament.


2016 Futsal Intercontinental Cup, Format
In the knockout stage, the four qualified teams (two from each group) play the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals qualify for the final match, to be played on 29 June 2016. The remaining teams play in a series of placement matches to determine the final standings.


2016 Futsal Thailand League
The 2016 Futsal Thailand League (also known as the AIS Futsal Thailand League for sponsorship reasons) is the top-tier professional Futsal league under Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and Advanced Info Service (AIS)'s control. This is the eighth season of the league, the top Thai professional Futsal league. A total of 14 teams are competing in the league. The season is going to begin in May 2016.


2016 Futsal Thailand League
Chonburi Blue Wave are the defending champions, having won the league title the previous season.


2016 Futsal Thailand League
Following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Football Association of Thailand ended the league after week 15. Chonburi Blue Wave who was the leader at that time was awarded as the champion.


2016 Futsal Thailand League, Teams
A total of 14 teams is going to take place the league.


2016 Futsal Thailand League, Teams
Kasem Bandit and Department of Highways were two teams that promoted from 2015 Thailand Division 1 Futsal League.


2016 Fylkir season
The 2016 season is Fylkir's 20th season in Úrvalsdeild and their 16th consecutive season in top-flight of Icelandic Football.


2016 Fylkir season
Along with competing in the Úrvalsdeild, the club will also participate in the Bikarkeppni karla and the League Cup.


2016 Fylkir season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Fylkir season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 Fórmula Truck season
The 2016 Fórmula Truck season was the 21st Fórmula Truck season.


2016 Fótbolti.net Tournament
The 2016 Fótbolti.net Cup was the 6th season of Iceland's annual pre-season tournament. The tournament involved eight clubs from the top two leagues in Iceland, Úrvalsdeild karla and 1. deild, and used a combination of group and knockout rounds to determine each team's final position in the competition. The tournament began on 8 January 2016 and concluded on 3 February 2016.


2016 Fótbolti.net Tournament
ÍBV won the competition after they defeated KR 2–1 in the final on 1 February 2016.


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit
The 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit was the eleventh meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20). It was held on 4–5 September 2016 in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. It was the first ever G20 summit to be hosted in China and the second in an Asian country after 2010 G20 Seoul summit was hosted in South Korea.


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Context, Pollution in China
In the days before the G20 Hangzhou summit, only some vehicles were allowed through the city, construction sites were stopped, inhabitants received a week-long holidays (and were encouraged to leave the city) and factories in the region (including more than two hundred steel mills) were asked to stop their production (in order to temporarily reduce air pollution).


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Context, Climate change
On 3 September 2016, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping announced the ratification of the Paris Agreement (of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference) by their countries. After they did it, it is 26 countries which have ratified the agreement so far; the United States and China represent respectively 18 percent and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions (the driving force behind global warming).


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Context, Economic statements
The main themes of final communiqué of the summit are:


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Context, Summit documents
The heads of state and government of G20 issued a joint statement with a summary of the main results of the meeting. The statement is divided in the following documents:


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Participating leaders
List of leaders who took part in the 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit:


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Participating leaders, Invited guests
ChadIdriss Déby, President, chairperson of the African Union for 2016


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Participating leaders, Invited guests
LaosBounnhang Vorachith, President, chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for 2016


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Participating leaders, Invited guests
SenegalMacky Sall, President, president of New Partnership for Africa's Development


2016 G20 Hangzhou summit, Controversy, Internet censorship
Xi Jinping in the speech quoted "Guoyu", Traditional Chinese history books, in Chapter 9 of the "通商宽农" (tōng shāng kuān nóng, meaning reducing taxes and make road easy to walk, promote commercialization, and relax agriculture), but he mistakenly pronounced it as "通商宽衣" ("宽衣" kuān yī means Undress), the Central Propaganda Department ordered media and social platforms to prohibit this discussion.


2016 GAA Interprovincial Championships
The 2016 GAA Interprovincial Championships (formerly known as the Railway Cups) was a senior GAA competition in which the four provinces of Ireland competed in gaelic football and hurling. The provincial squads are made up of players from the county panels in each province.


2016 GAA Interprovincial Championships
Connacht were the reigning football champions whilst Leinster were the reigning hurling champions from 2014. Due to adverse weather conditions, the 2015 inter-provincials did not take place.


2016 GAA Interprovincial Championships
Ulster were the Football champions and Munster were the Hurling champions.


2016 GCC Champions League
The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arabian Peninsula.


2016 GCC Champions League
The 2016 edition was set to be the 31st edition.


2016 GCC Champions League
On August 6, 2015 it was announced that the competition would be postponed until February 2016 due to the suspension of Kuwait from FIFA. Later in January 2016 it was announced that the competition would not take place at all due to a lack of sponsorship. The next edition would therefore be held in 2017.


2016 GCC Champions League, Group stage
The group stage was drawn before the tournament got cancelled.


2016 GEICO 500
The 2016 GEICO 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race scheduled that was held on May 1, 2016, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race. Kyle Busch finished second. Austin Dillon, Jamie McMurray and Chase Elliott rounded out the top-five, The race had 37 lead changes among different drivers and ten cautions for 41 laps.


2016 GEICO 500, Report, Background
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).


2016 GEICO 500, Entry list
The entry list for the GEICO 500 was released on Monday, April 25 at 10:42 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-one cars are entered for the race.


2016 GEICO 500, Practice, First practice
Jamie McMurray was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.943 and a speed of 199.737 mph (321.446 km/h).


2016 GEICO 500, Practice, Final practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.785 and a speed of 196.290 mph (315.898 km/h).


2016 GEICO 500, Qualifying
Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.704 and a speed of 192.661 mph (310.058 km/h). He said afterwards that like he "said in Daytona, this is all team guys. This had nothing to do with me and they have brought a fast car back. This is our same car that we ran at Daytona.


2016 GEICO 500, Qualifying
Unfortunately I didn’t bring it home in one piece (at Daytona), they had to fix it, but they did a great job doing that and hopefully we can just try to be smart, try to cut down on some of the dumb mistakes I made in February and try to give ourselves a shot and be there at the end.”


2016 GEICO 500, Qualifying
Austin Dillon, who qualified second, talked about how the No. 24 team "has won all the poles the last two years at speedways it seems like. To be that close to him and we know we can get a little better here and there, but that is just the big pick up. I think we qualified 24th here the last race. Huge pick up for us and we are excited for the race.”


2016 GEICO 500, Qualifying
Dale Earnhardt Jr, who qualified third, said he "picked up a little bit. I was just talking with Kasey (Kahne) about our lines and what we did different. We think we saw a little bit out there that makes a difference. We were able to pick up a little bit. It’s hard to move forward in the second round at speedways. Usually what you’ve got in the first round is what you’ve got in the second round, but we jumped a couple of guys and got a better starting spot.”


2016 GEICO 500, Race, First half, Start
Under overcast Alabama skies, Chase Elliott led the field to the green flag at 1:04 p.m. By the end of the first lap, most of the field was racing three-wide. Matt Kenseth used the bottom line coming to the line to take the lead on lap 15. By lap 24, he settled on the bottom with teammate Denny Hamlin in tow. Elliott used the middle line to pass Kenseth on the backstretch and retake the lead on lap 29. A number of cars began pitting on lap 36.


2016 GEICO 500, Race, First half, Start
Elliott hit pit road on lap 38 and handed the lead to Michael Waltrip. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back Kyle Busch. Brian Scott and Landon Cassill were tagged for their crews being over the wall too soon and Trevor Bayne and Casey Mears were tagged for speeding and all were forced to serve pass-through penalties.


2016 GEICO 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
The first caution of the race flew on lap 49 for a three-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr. got loose, turned up the track and slammed the wall. This also collected Kasey Kahne and Matt DiBenedetto. Earnhardt said afterwards that the car's "splitter was on the ground real bad the whole first run and we took some rounds out of the back and that really made the car too loose off the corner. Same thing we did at Daytona. We’ve just go to look at our adjustments a little bit different.”


2016 GEICO 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
Waltrip opted not to pit and assumed the lead. Under the caution, Tony Stewart pulled onto pit road to get out and allow Ty Dillon to take over. Stewart said afterwards that the whole situation "sucks, to be honest. I know why we got to do it, but it sucks. It still sucks that you have to do it, but if I hadn’t broke my back at the end of January, we wouldn’t be in this situation. Good news is this is the last time we have to do it, and I am back in next week.”


2016 GEICO 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
The race restarted on lap 58. Kenseth used the outside line to retake the lead the next lap. The second caution of the race flew the same lap for a three-car wreck in turn 3. Going down the backstretch, Waltrip was shoved onto the apron. He came back up and side-swiped Mears. Aric Almirola was also caught in the wreck.


2016 GEICO 500, Race, First half, Second quarter
The race restarted on lap 63. Brad Keselowski used the outside line to take the lead on lap 73. From lap 83 to lap 90, Keselowski and Hamlin swapped the lead back and forth multiple times. Eventually, Keselowski jumped ahead and started blocking the advances of the three lines of cars. As the field closed in on the halfway point of the race, rain began being reported. The third caution of the race flew on lap 97 for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch.