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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. Since 1994 ...
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.
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. It was the first Olympic Games held in the modern era. About 100,000 people attended for the opening of the games.
The Oxford Olympics Study 2016 found that, since 1960, sports-related costs for the Summer Games were on average US$5.2 billion and for the Winter Games $3.1 billion. These figures do not include wider infrastructure costs like roads, urban rail, and airports, which often cost as much or more than the sports-related costs.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Logo since 2022, first revealed as the stadium's 100th anniversary (2023). Expo Park/USC Expo/Vermont. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) [ a ], also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France. The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ...
Venue Games Sports Capacity Ref. A-17 highway: 1992 Barcelona: Cycling (road team time trial) 105,000 Acqua Santa Golf Club Course: 1960 Rome: Modern pentathlon (running) Not listed. Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre: 2004 Athens: Sailing: 8,000 Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome: 1968 Mexico City: Cycling (track) 3,000 Albert Gersten Pavilion ...
F. Olympic fencing venues (37 P) Olympic field hockey venues (37 P) Olympic figure skating venues (29 P) Olympic football venues (153 P)