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The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year.
The following are lists of all Olympic venues, starting with the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, organized alphabetically, by sport, and by year. As a multi-sport event , competitions held during a given Olympics usually take place in different venues located across the host city and its metropolitan area.
Host cities are selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Currently, they are selected seven years in advance. [1] The selection process takes two years. In the first stage of the selection process, any city in the world may submit an application to become a host city.
The Olympics are one of the world's oldest sporting events. Here's when the Games started, and how old they are ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics:
Some Commonwealth competitions may be held outside the host metropolitan area, and in other regions of the host country. One venue is designated as the big centrepiece stadium of the games. Traditionally as at the Summer Olympic Games, the opening and closing ceremonies and the Athletics competitions are held in this Stadium.
List of Summer Olympics venues: 1–9 to A; List of Summer Olympics venues: B; List of Summer Olympics venues: C; List of Summer Olympics venues: D–E; List of Summer Olympics venues: F–G; List of Summer Olympics venues: H–I; List of Summer Olympics venues: J–K; List of Summer Olympics venues: L; List of Summer Olympics venues: M–N
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The following is a list of bids for the Winter Olympics, sorted by year. It consists of the year the games were held or scheduled to be held, the date the decision was made, the city and country which issued the bid, the votes at the IOC Session for each voting round, and the ultimate host of the games.