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
Triathlon at the Pacific Games Triathlon at the Pacific Games Triathlon at the Pacific Games was first contested at the 1995 games at Papeete. It has also been included in the Pacific Mini Games, firstly at Norfolk Island in 2001. The Sprint format (half the Olympic distance) has been used for triathlons at the Pacific Games since 2011. Prior to that, the standard course Olympic distance was raced. The Aquathon, with swim and run legs only, has also been contested. ! rowspan=2 scope="col" style="padding:0.25em;"|Games ! rowspan=2 scope="col" style="padding:0.25em;"|Year ! rowspan=2 scope="col" style="width:6.25em;" |Host city ! colspan=2 style="line-height:115%;" |Men's ! colspan=2 style="line-height:115%;" |Mixed team ! colspan=2