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By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics ...
In 2003, the IOC awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver, thus allowing Canada to host its second Winter Olympics. With a population of more than 2.5 million people Vancouver is the largest metropolitan area to ever host a Winter Olympic Games. [ 101 ]
Sports-reference.com profile of the Olympics. Accessed 25 February 2011. It lists all of the events with locations for each event. Beijing2008.cn profile. Accessed 25 February 2011. (in Chinese) Olympic.org profile of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Accessed 25 February 2011. London2012.com venue profile. Accessed 25 February 2011.
End date: Sunday, Aug. 11. While the 2024 Paris Olympics technically begin on Wednesday, July 24 with group play in men's soccer, the 2024 Paris Olympics officially get underway on Friday, July 26 ...
The 2034 Winter Olympic Games will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, International Olympic Committee members officially voted July 24.
Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia was host to the 1984 Winter Olympics, which welcomed 49 nations. [19] Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were the first two Caribbean NOCs to compete in the Winter Games. Several more tropical nations would participate at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada, including the famed Jamaica national bobsleigh team. [20]
The 1940 Olympics were originally awarded to Sapporo, but it and the 1944 Winter Olympics were ultimately canceled due to the Second World War. The 1976 Olympics were awarded to Denver, but in a 1972 referendum, voters rejected the games, and for the only time a city awarded the Games rejected them. [1]
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics? Here's what to know of the next Olympic Games, including dates, locations and more to know: