Summer Olympic Games demand for tickets to all levels of each event, there was controversy when seats set aside for sponsors and National Delegations went unused in the early days. A system of reallocation was put in place so the empty seats were filled throughout the Games. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the third city in the Southern Hemisphere to host the Olympic Games after Melbourne, Australia, in 1956 and Sydney, Australia, in 2000, and the first South American city to host the Olympics. The preparation for these Games was overshadowed by controversies, including the instability of Brazil's
South Australian Olympic Council South Australian Olympic Council The South Australian Olympic Council is an organisation established to raise funds for the Australian Olympic Team each quadrennium. It also administers the Joint Games Appeal, which raises funds for The Australian Olympic Team, The Commonwealth Games Team and the Paralympic Team. Its fundraising activities facilitate the development, training and support of South Australian Athletes so they can reach their full potential and compete in Olympic Games. The Council works with the corporate sector, affiliated sporting bodies, the South Australian Olympians Club and Olympians to fulfil its goals. The Council has established the Quarter Club, to