The number of Italian athletes at the Rio 2016 Games grows again. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), in fact, under the principle of "target number," has added the Italian team of Filippo Ganna, Simone Consonni, Liam Bertazzo and Francesco Lamon to the men's team pursuit on the track. With Michele Scartezzini selected as a reserve. The number of Italian athletes qualified for the Brazilian Games now stands at 314 (170 men and 144 women).