In less than three months, one of the most prestigious multi-sport events will take place in Rio de Janeiro. From August 5 to 21, a collection of the most talented athletes from hundreds of countries will gather in Brazil to compete for the gold in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The games will begin in Macaraña Stadium with the opening ceremony. Throughout the month, 42 sports will be featured, which in total include 306 separate events. These include aquatics, cycling, athletics, (European) football, gymnastics, tennis, and 22 others. Along with the the traditionally featured sports, two were added to the lineup– rugby sevens and golf.

For those who are unfamiliar with what rugby sevens entails, it is, obviously, a variant of the semi-common sport rugby. While a normal rugby match lasts for at least 80 minutes with 15 players on each team, rugby sevens is generally only a 14 minute game– two seven-minute long halves–  with seven players on the field at a time. These shorter games allow tournaments to end much more quickly than it would have otherwise, which is likely the reason the sport has now become a part of the Olympic Games.

Throughout the 19 days of competition, more than 10,000 athletes will fight for the win. It will yield 2,102 medals; 306 of them are composed of gold. Michael Phelps, the hardly unknown competitive swimmer, has a chance to receive some of them in what is almost sure to be his last Olympic Games.

With all of the excitement bound to arise in Rio this summer, it would be a shame for one to come back to school with no clue of what occurred on the field, balance beam, or in the pool. Don’t forget to tune in to watch athletes compete in what they do best in August.