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London became the first city to have hosted three Games with the 2012 Summer Olympics. Paris is the second city to do so with the 2024 edition and will be followed by Los Angeles as the third in 2028. As of 2024, a large majority of the Games (41 out of 54) have been hosted in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, or Australia. Eight Games ...
Main hall of Zenkō-ji in Nagano City. Japanese macaque at Jigokudani hotspring in Yamanouchi.. The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (Japanese: 長野1998), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 ...
M-Wave (pictured in 2019) hosted the long track speed skating events for the 1998 Winter Olympics. For the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, a total of fifteen sports venues were used. Nagano had attempted twice to host the Winter Olympics, losing out to Sapporo, host of the 1972 Winter Olympics. The third time, in 1991, Nagano edged out ...
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.
1998 Winter Olympics; Tournament details; Host country Japan: Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Dates: 8–17 February: Teams: 6: Final positions; Champions United States (1st title) Runner-up Canada: Third place Finland: Fourth place China: Tournament statistics; Games played: 17: Goals scored: 119 (7 per game) Attendance: 81,707 (4,806 per game ...
The following are lists of all Commonwealth Games venues, starting with the first Commonwealth Games in 1930, alphabetically, by sport and by year. As a multi-sport event, competitions held during a given the Commonwealth Games usually take place in venue across the host city and its metropolitan area. Some Commonwealth competitions may be held ...
Spiral in 2007. For the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, this venue hosted the bobsleigh and luge events. Squaw Valley Ski Resort host the alpine skiing competitions for the 1960 Winter Olympics. For the Winter Olympics, there are 24 venues starting with the letter 'S'.
Games Year Candidate cities Non-candidate applicant cities OCA assembly Ref Host city Others I: 2009 details: Singapore: Only bid II: 2013 details: Nanjing: Only bid 29th Guangzhou (2010-11-13) [30] III: 2017: Hambantota: Only bid No Kuwait City (2012-06-12) [31] Jakarta: Only bid 34th Ashgabat (2015-09-16) [32] 2021 details: Surabaya: Only bid ...