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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 ...
Since the creation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, which successfully appropriated the name of the Ancient Greek Olympics to create a modern sporting event, interested cities have rivaled for selection as host of the Summer or Winter Olympic Games. 51 different cities have been chosen to host the modern Olympics: three in ...
The Summer Olympics are the world's largest multi-sport event, and are organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) every four years. Selection of the host city is done at an IOC Session four to seven years prior to the tournament, in which the IOC members vote between candidate cities which have submitted bids.
Lake Placid also hosted the 1932 Winter Olympics. Norfolk said Innsbruck, Austria, and St. Moritz, Switzerland, also put in bids as the Plan B, which Lake Placid bested. Innsbruck held the games ...
The cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo are joining forces to host the next Games. Here are all the details. Everything to Know About the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
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6–22 February: 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 6–15 March: 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 19 September–4 October: 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan; 23 July-2 August: 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland; 27 June–5 July: 2026 Gay Games in Valencia, Spain
Four cities have hosted or are scheduled to host a Paralympic Games more than once; Innsbruck in 1984 and 1988, Beijing in 2008 (summer games) and 2022 (winter games), Tokyo in 1964 and 2020, and Salt Lake City in 2002 and 2034. The United States hosted three games (with one partially hosted in the United Kingdom) and Japan hosted its third ...