People watch fireworks during New Year's celebrations at Copacabana beach as Rio de Janeiro rings in 2016, the year it will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games ©Getty Images


London, the last city to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, put on another spectacular show to see in the New Year  ©Getty Images

People cheer during a New Year's Eve countdown event at the Tai Miao Temple next to the Forbidden City in Beijing, which hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics and in 2022 is due to hold the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, making it the first city to stage both events ©Getty Images

New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over the iconic Harbour Bridge in Sydney, which staged the 2000 Olympics, and Opera House during the traditional fireworks show ©Getty Images

Marco Fois dives in the Tiber river as part of the traditional New Year's celebrations in Rome, which hosted the 1960 Olympics and is bidding for 2024 ©Getty Images

This long-exposure picture shows the New Year 2016 writen with a flashlight in front of a Christmas tree in Budapest, which is bidding for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics ©Getty Images

People gather to release balloons to celebrate the New Year during an annual countdown ceremony at the Prince Park Tower in Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics and will stage the 2020 Games ©Getty Images

Art work is projected on Arc de Triomphe during a sound and light show part of New Year's celebrations on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, which is hoping to celebrate the centenary of hosting the 1924 Olympics by staging the 2024 edition ©Getty Images

Los Angeles City Hall appears to spin as 3-D digital mapping projections highlight New Year's Eve celebration at Grand Park in the Californian city hoping to host the Olympics for a third time in 2024 ©Getty Images

: Revellers gather in the Atlantic Ocean near Arpoador during the first sunrise of 2016 in Rio de Janeiro as the city prepares to become the first in South America to host the Olympics ©Getty Images