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Sarajevo made their bid for the 1984 Winter Games in late 1976 and were awarded the 1984 Games in May 1978. [9] Koševo Stadium which was used for the opening ceremonies was constructed in 1952, renovated in 1966, and renovated again in 1983 in time for the 1984 Winter Olympics. [10] Skenderija II was constructed in 1969. [11]
The Zetra Ice Rink or Zetra Stadium (Bosnian: Olimpijska Dvorana Zetra) [1] is an outdoor venue located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Constructed between 1981 and 1982, it hosted the speed skating events for the 1984 Winter Olympics. This venue is located near the Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch, formerly known as the Zetra Ice Rink.
Koševo Stadium (Bosnian:" Stadion Koševo), [3] also Koševo Olympic Stadium or Stadium Asim Ferhatović - Hase [4] [5] (Stadion Asim Ferhatović Hase) is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Koševo neighborhood of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its official name is Olimpijski stadion Koševo – Asim Ferhatović-Hase.
After World War II, Jahorina hosted the "International Students Winter Week" in 1955, a forerunner to the Winter Universiade that would start five years later in Chamonix, France. [ citation needed ] The Jahorina ski resort was the site of the Women's Alpine Winter Olympic competitions during the 1984 Winter Olympics , that took place from 8 ...
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; Macedonian: XIV Зимски олимписки игри, romanized: XIV Zimski olimpiski igri) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Cyrillic: Сарајево '84; Macedonian: Сараево '84), were a ...
The building is also home to the biggest mall ever built in former Yugoslavia, called "Privredni grad". In 1977, after Sarajevo had won the bid to host the 1984 Winter Olympics, the organizing committee selected the centre as an auxiliary venue for the Games. However, as the venue had already become somewhat outdated by that point, a major ...
Sarajevo hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics, but a decade later, terrible conflict ravaged much of the city and killed thousands of civilians.
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 ...