Claim: The 2016 Summer Olympics was a multi-game event.

A multi-sport event is an organized sports event , often held over multiple days , featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from -LRB- mostly -RRB- nation states . The first major , modern , multi-sport event of international significance is the modern Olympic Games .   Many regional multi-sport events have since been founded and modeled after the Olympics . Most have the same basic structure . Games are held over the course of several days in and around a `` host city '' , which changes for each competition . Countries send national teams to each competition , consisting of individual athletes and teams that compete in a wide variety of sports . Athletes or teams are awarded gold , silver or bronze medals for first , second and third place respectively . The games are generally held every four years , though some are annual competitions .