Learn Instantly About the 2016 Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics kick off on Friday, and with the multitude of events happening right now, it is difficult to keep track of everything. Luckily, both Google and Bing are releasing instant search results that will make it much easier to keep track of everything.
Whether it’s counting medals, scheduling or scheduling specific events, both Google and Bing have some tricky new tricks to make it easier to keep everything up to date. Here are just some of what you can do with both search engines.
Google search tricks
- Search for Rio 2016 or the Olympics for an overview of everything.
- Search for “ Rio 2016 Schedule ” to see today’s schedule.
- You can search for specific events or athletes, such as Rio Gymnastics 2016 or Usain Bolt 2016 , to get results for any of them.
- Enter “ 2016 medal count ” in the search bar to find out the total medal count, or search for specific information such as “ Angola Rio 2016 ”. In most cases, ” number of medals [country]” should also work.
Bing search tricks
- Search for ” Olympic Games ” to get an overview of everything.
- Search for “ Olympic Timetable ” to see the timetable, or if you’re only interested in big events, try something like “ Olympic Events Worth Seeing 2016-08-05 ” for a list of popular events.
- Find a specific activity for athletes by queries such as Olympic Games Usain Bolt or Olympic Gymnastics .
- Search the ” Medal column ” for an updated list of medals, or get specific features like ” Korea medal count.” “
Other interesting instant search results are bound to appear during the Olympics, so be sure to experiment with other search options as you go.
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