Bids for the Olympic Games explained

National Olympic Committees that wish to host an Olympic Games select cities within their territories to put forth bids for the Olympic Games. The staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid. 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 Eastern Europe, five in East Asia, one in South America, three in Oceania, nine in North America and all the others in Western Europe. No Central American, African, Central Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, or Southeast Asian city has ever been chosen to host an Olympics.

Due recent changes at the Olympic Charter, the host city decisions have been made at IOC Sessions between seven to eleven years from the games; for example, the 2020 Summer Olympics were awarded to Tokyo on 7 September 2013, the 2022 Winter Olympics were awarded to Beijing on 31 July 2015, the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2028 Summer Olympics were awarded to Paris and Los Angeles jointly on 13 September 2017, the 2026 Winter Olympics were awarded to Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo on 24 June 2019, and the 2032 Summer Olympics were awarded to Brisbane on 21 July 2021. The last host city decision was the 2034 Winter Olympics who were awarded to Salt Lake City on 24 July 2024.

IOC – IPC co-operation

Even with completely different stories, but with common goals, the approach to the Paralympic Games that began in the late 1980s and progressively evolved into a joint organization made during the 1992 Summer Paralympics, held in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, the 1994 Winter Paralympics held in Lillehammer, Norway, the 1998 Winter Paralympics held in Nagano, Japan, and the 2000 Summer Paralympic Games were the bridges to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to sign in June 2001, an agreement that would ensure that the staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid for the Olympic Games starting from the bid process for the 2008 Summer Paralympics.^[1] However, the Salt Lake 2002 Organizing Committee (SLOC) and Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC) instead chose to follow the practice of "one bid, one city" for both events.The agreement was adjusted in 2003 and their first extension was signed in June 2006.^[1]

Games of the Olympiad

See main article: List of bids for the Summer Olympics.

First system era

Games	Year	Bid party		Result	Final selection process		Note
		City	NOCs		Date	IOC Session
I	1896	Athens		Awarded to host the Games of the I Olympiad (sole bid)	23 June 1894
II	1900	Paris		Awarded to host the Games of the II Olympiad (sole bid)	23 June 1894
III	1904	Chicago	United States	Awarded to host the Games of the III Olympiad (moved to St. Louis)	22 May 1901
St. Louis
IV	1908	Rome		Awarded to host the Games of the IV Olympiad (reattributed)	June 1904
London		Inherently awarded to host the Games of the IV Olympiad
		Not selected to host the games
V	1912	Stockholm	Sweden	Awarded to host the Games of the V Olympiad (sole bid)	27 May 1909
VI	1916	Berlin		Awarded to host the Games of the VI Olympiad (cancelled)	27 May 1912
		Not selected to host the games
VII	1920	Antwerp	Belgium		5 April 1919
		Not selected to host the games
		Withdrew during the host selection process
VIII	1924	Paris			2 June 1921
		Not selected to host the games
IX	1928	Amsterdam	Netherlands		2 June 1921
		Not selected to host the games
X	1932	Los Angeles	United States	Awarded to host the Games of the X Olympiad (sole bid)	9 April 1923
XI	1936	Berlin	Germany	Awarded to host the Games of the XI Olympiad (43 votes)	13 May 1931
		Eliminated in the first voting (16 votes)
		Withdrew during the host selection process
	Germany
	Germany
	Germany
XII	1940	Tokyo		Awarded to host the Games of the XII Olympiad (relinquished)	31 July 1936	35th in Berlin, Germany
Helsinki	Finland	Inherently awarded to host the Games of the XII Olympiad (cancelled)
		Not selected to host the games
		Not selected to host the games
XIII	1944	London	United Kingdom	Awarded to host the Games of the XIII Olympiad (20 votes; cancelled)	9 June 1939	38th in London
		Eliminated in the first voting (11 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
		Eliminated in the first voting (no vote)
XIV	1948	London	United Kingdom		September 1946
		Not selected to host the games
Philadelphia
Baltimore
XV	1952	Helsinki	Finland	Awarded to host the Games of the XV Olympiad (15 votes)	21 June 1947
		Eliminated in the second voting (5 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (3 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
		Eliminated in the first voting (no vote)
XVI	1956	Melbourne	Australia	Awarded to host the Games of the XVI Olympiad (21 votes)	28 April 1949
		Eliminated in the fourth voting (20 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (5 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (4 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (3 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
		Eliminated in the first voting (no vote)
XVII	1960	Rome	Italy	Awarded to host the Games of the XVII Olympiad (35 votes)	15 June 1955
		Eliminated in the third voting (24 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (11 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (1 vote)
		Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (4 votes)
XVIII	1964	Tokyo	Japan	Awarded to host the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (34 votes)	26 May 1959
		Eliminated in the first voting (10 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (9 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (5 votes)
XIX	1968	Mexico City	Mexico	Awarded to host the Games of the XIX Olympiad (30 votes)	18 October 1963
		Eliminated in the first voting (14 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (12 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
XX	1972	Munich	Germany	Awarded to host the Games of the XX Olympiad (31 votes)	26 April 1966
		Eliminated in the second voting (16 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (13 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
XXI	1976	Montreal	Canada	Awarded to host the Games of the XXI Olympiad (41 votes)	12 May 1970
		Eliminated in the second voting (28 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (17 votes)
XXII	1980	Moscow		Awarded to host the Games of the XXII Olympiad (39 votes)	23 October 1974
		Eliminated in the first voting (20 votes)
XXIII	1984	Los Angeles	United States	Awarded to host the Games of the XXIII Olympiad (sole bid)	18 May 1978
XXIV	1988	Seoul		Awarded to host the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (52 votes)	30 September 1981
		Eliminated in the first voting (27 votes)
XXV	1992	Barcelona	Spain	Awarded to host the Games of the XXV Olympiad (47 votes)	17 October 1986
		Eliminated in the third voting (23 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (10 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (5 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (8 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (5 votes)
XXVI	1996	Atlanta	United States	Awarded to host the Games of the XXVI Olympiad (51 votes)	18 September 1990
		Eliminated in the fifth voting (35 votes)
		Eliminated in the fourth voting (22 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (16 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (5 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
XXVII	2000	Sydney	Australia	Awarded to host the Games of the XXVII Olympiad (45 votes)	23 September 1993
		Eliminated in the fourth voting (43 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (11 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (9 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
		Withdrew during the host selection process

Second system era

Games	Year	Bid party (Candidate/Applicant city)		Result	Final selection process		Note
		City	NOCs		Date	IOC Session
XXVIII	2004	Athens	Greece	Awarded to host the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (66 votes)	9 May 1997	106th in Lausanne, Switzerland
		Eliminated in the fourth voting (41 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (20 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (19 votes)
		Eliminated in the run-off voting (44 votes)
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXIX	2008	Beijing	China	Awarded to host the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (56 votes)	13 July 2001
		Eliminated in the second voting (22 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (18 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (9 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXX	2012	London	United Kingdom	Awarded to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad (54 votes)	6 July 2005
		Eliminated in the fourth voting (50 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (31 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (16 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (15 votes)
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXXI	2016	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Awarded to host the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (66 votes)	2 October 2009
		Eliminated in the third voting (32 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (20 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (18 votes)
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXXII	2020	Tokyo	Japan	Awarded to host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad (60 votes)	7 September 2013	125th in Buenos Aires, Argentina
		Eliminated in the second voting (36 votes)
		Eliminated in the run-off voting (49 votes)
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXXIII &<br/>XXXIV	2024 &<br/>2028	Paris	France	Awarded to host the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (unanimous vote)	13 September 2017	131st in Lima, Peru
Los Angeles	United States	Awarded to host the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad (unanimous vote)
		Withdrew during the candidature stage

Third system era

Games	Year	Bid party (Preferred host/Confirmed bids)		Result	Final selection process		Note
		City	NOCs		Date	IOC Session
XXXV	2032	Brisbane		Awarded to host the Games of the XXXV Olympiad (72 votes)	21 July 2021	138th in Tokyo, Japan	^[2]
XXXVI	2036
	Indonesia
TBA

Olympic Winter Games

See main article: List of bids for the Winter Olympics.

First system era

Games	Year	Bid party		Result	Final selection process		Note
		City	NOCs		Date	IOC Session
I	1924	Chamonix		Awarded to host the I Olympic Winter Games (sole bid)	2 June 1921
II	1928	St. Moritz	Switzerland		5 June 1926
		Not selected to host the games
III	1932	Lake Placid	United States		10 April 1929
		Not selected to host the games
IV	1936	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany		7 June 1933
		Not selected to host the games
		Not selected to host the games
V	1940	Sapporo		Awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (sole bid; relinquished)	9 June 1937
St. Moritz	Switzerland	Secondly awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (withdrew)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Thirdly awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (cancelled)
1944	Cortina d'Ampezzo		Awarded to host the V Olympic Winter Games (16 votes; cancelled)	9 June 1939
		Eliminated in the first voting (12 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
1948	St. Moritz	Switzerland		September 1946
		Not selected to host the games
VI	1952	Oslo	Norway	Awarded to host the VI Olympic Winter Games (17 votes)	21 June 1947
		Eliminated in the first voting (9 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
VII	1956	Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	Awarded to host the VII Olympic Winter Games (31 votes)	28 April 1949
		Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
VIII	1960	Squaw Valley	United States	Awarded to host the VIII Olympic Winter Games (32 votes)	16 June 1955
		Eliminated in the second voting (30 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (5 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (3 votes)
IX	1964	Innsbruck	Austria	Awarded to host the IX Olympic Winter Games (48 votes)	28 April 1959
		Eliminated in the first voting (12 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (1 vote)
X	1968	Grenoble	France	Awarded to host the X Olympic Winter Games (32 votes)	28 January 1964
		Eliminated in the third voting (24 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (14 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (4 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (3 votes)
XI	1972	Sapporo	Japan	Awarded to host the XI Olympic Winter Games (32 votes)	26 April 1966
		Eliminated in the first voting (16 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
XII	1976	Denver	United States	Awarded to host the XII Olympic Winter Games (39 votes; withdrew)	12 May 1970
Innsbruck	Austria
		Eliminated in the third voting (30 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (8 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (9 votes)
XIII	1980	Lake Placid	United States	Awarded to host the XIII Olympic Winter Games (sole bid)	23 October 1974
		Withdrew during the host selection process
XIV	1984	Sarajevo		Awarded to host the XIV Olympic Winter Games (39 votes)	18 May 1978
		Eliminated in the second voting (36 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (10 votes)
XV	1988	Calgary	Canada	Awarded to host the XV Olympic Winter Games (48 votes)	30 September 1981
		Eliminated in the second voting (31 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (18 votes)
XVI	1992	Albertville	France	Awarded to host the XVI Olympic Winter Games (51 votes)	17 October 1986
		Eliminated in the fifth voting (25 votes)
		Eliminated in the fifth voting (9 votes)
		Eliminated in the run-off voting (40 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (7 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (5 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (6 votes)
XVII	1994	Lillehammer	Norway	Awarded to host the XVII Olympic Winter Games (45 votes)	15 September 1988
		Eliminated in the third voting (39 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (22 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (17 votes)
XVIII	1998	Nagano	Japan	Awarded to host the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (46 votes)	15 June 1991
		Eliminated in the fourth voting (42 votes)
		Eliminated in the third voting (23 votes)
		Eliminated in the second voting (5 votes)
		Eliminated in the run-off voting (29 votes)

Second system era

Games	Year	Bid party (Candidate/Applicant city)		Result	Final selection process		Note
		City	NOCs		Date	IOC Session
XIX	2002	Salt Lake City	United States	Awarded to host the XIX Olympic Winter Games (54 votes)	16 June 1995
		Eliminated in the first voting (14 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (14 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XX	2006	Turin	Italy	Awarded to host the XX Olympic Winter Games (53 votes)	16 June 1999
		Eliminated in the first voting (36 votes)
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXI	2010	Vancouver	Canada	Awarded to host the XXI Olympic Winter Games (56 votes)	2 July 2003
		Eliminated in the second voting (53 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (16 votes)
		Withdrew during the candidature stage
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXII	2014	Sochi		Awarded to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games (51 votes)	4 July 2007
		Eliminated in the second voting (47 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (25 votes)
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXIII	2018	Pyeongchang		Awarded to host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (63 votes)	6 July 2011
		Eliminated in the first voting (25 votes)
		Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
XXIV	2022	Beijing	China	Awarded to host the XXIV Olympic Winter Games (44 votes)	31 July 2015
		Eliminated in the first voting (40 votes)
		Withdrew during the candidature stage
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage
XXV	2026	Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	Awarded to host the XXV Olympic Winter Games (47 votes)	24 June 2019
		Eliminated in the first voting (34 votes)
		Withdrew during the candidature stage
		Not shortlisted to the candidature stage

Third system era

Games	Year	Bid party (Preferred host/Confirmed bids)		Result	Final selection process		Note
		City	NOCs		Date	IOC Session
XXVI &<br/> XXVII	2030 &<br/> 2034	French Alps	France	Awarded to host the XXVI Olympic Winter Games (84 votes)	24 July 2024	142nd in Paris, France
Salt Lake City	United States	Awarded to host the XXVII Olympic Winter Games (83 votes)
Switzerland		Did not advance to the 2030/2034 dialogue phase, but in dialogue to potentially host the XXVIII Olympic Winter Games
		Did not advance to the dialogue phase
		Withdrew
	Canada
	France Switzerland Italy
	Japan

Bidding cities

City	Country	Games of the Olympiad	Olympic Winter Games	Total
			1 (2010)	1 (0)
Buenos Aires		4 (1936, 1956, 1968, 2004)		4 (0)
Brisbane		2 (1992, 2032)		2 (1)
Melbourne		2 (1956, 1996)		2 (1)
Hobart		1 (2020)^[3]		1 (1)
Sydney		1 (2000)		1 (1)
			2 (2002, 2026)	2 (0)
Innsbruck			3 (1960, 1964, 1976)	3 (2)
			1 (2006)	1 (0)
			2 (2010, 2014)	2 (0)
		1 (1964)		1 (0)
Baku		2 (2016, 2020)		2 (0)
Antwerp	Belgium	1 (1920)		1 (1)
		3 (1916, 1960, 1964)		3 (0)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina		2 (1984, 2010)	2 (1)
Brasilia		1 (2000)		1 (0)
Rio de Janeiro		4 (1936, 2004, 2012, 2016)		4 (1)
Sofia			3 (1992, 1994, 2014)	3 (0)
			1 (1972)	1 (0)
Calgary			5 (1964, 1968, 1988, 2026)	5 (1)
			2 (1976, 1980)	2 (0)
Montreal		4 (1944, 1956, 1972, 1976)	4 (1932, 1936, 1944, 1956)	8 (1)
			1 (2002)	1 (0)
		2 (1996, 2008)		2 (0)
Vancouver			4 (1976, 1980, 2010, 2030)	4 (1)
Beijing	China	2 (2000, 2008)	1 (2022)	3 (2)
Harbin			1 (2010)	1 (0)
		3 (1920, 2008, 2012)		3 (0)
Prague		2 (1924, 2016)		2 (0)
	Egypt	2 (1916, 1936)		2 (0)
		1 (2008)		1 (0)
Helsinki	Finland	5 (1936, 1940, 1944, 1952)	1 (2006)	5 (1)
			3 (1964, 1968, 1972)	3 (0)
			1 (1976)	1 (0)
Albertville	France		1 (1992)	1 (1)
			1 (2018)	1 (0)
Chamonix			2 (1924)	1 (1)
French Alps			1 (2030)	1 (1)
Grenoble			1 (1968)	1 (1)
Lille		1 (2004)		1 (0)
Lyon		2 (1920, 1968)		2 (0)
Paris		6 (1900, 1924, 1992, 2008, 2012, 2024)		6 (3)
			1 (2014)	1 (0)
			1 (1992)	1 (0)
Berlin		4 (1908, 1916, 1936, 2000)		4 (1)
		1 (1936)		1 (0)
		1 (1936)		1 (0)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen			3 (1936, 1940, 1960)	3 (1)
		1 (2024)		1 (0)
		1 (2012)		1 (0)
Munich		1 (1972)	1 (2018)	2 (1)
		1 (1936)		1 (0)
Birmingham		1 (1992)		1 (0)
London		4 (1908, 1944, 1948, 2012)		4 (3)
		2 (1996, 2000)		2 (0)
Athens	Greece	4 (1896, 1944, 1996, 2004)		4 (2)
		6 (1916, 1920, 1936, 1944, 1960, 2024)		6 (0)
TBA		1 (2036)		1 (0)
		1 (2036)		1 (0)
		1 (1936)		1 (0)
Aosta			2 (1998, 2030)	1 (0)
Cortina d'Ampezzo			6 (1944, 1952, 1956, 1988, 1992, 2026)	6 (2)
Milan		2 (1908, 2000)	1 (2026)	3 (1)
Rome		9 (1908, 1924, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1960, 2004, 2020, 2024)		9 (1)
			1 (2002)	1 (0)
Turin			1 (2006)	1 (1)
Nagano	Japan		1 (1998)	1 (1)
Nagoya		1 (1988)		1 (0)
Osaka		1 (2008)		1 (0)
Sapporo			6 (1940, 1968, 1972, 1984, 2026, 2030)	5 (1)
Tokyo		5 (1940, 1960, 1964, 2016, 2020)		5 (2)
			2 (2014, 2022)	2 (0)
Kuala Lumpur		1 (2008)		1 (0)
Mexico City	Mexico	3 (1956, 1960, 1968)		3 (1)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	6 (1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1952, 1992)		6 (1)
Lillehammer	Norway		2 (1992, 1994)	2 (1)
Oslo			5 (1932, 1944, 1952, 1968, 2022)	5 (1)
			1 (2022)	1 (0)
			1 (2006)	1 (0)
		1 (2004)		1 (0)
Doha		2 (2016, 2020)		2 (0)
Moscow		3 (1976, 1980, 2012)		3 (1)
		1 (2004)		1 (0)
Sochi			2 (2010, 2014)	2 (1)
		2 (1992, 1996)		2 (0)
			2 (2002, 2006)	2 (0)
		1 (2004)		1 (0)
Pyeongchang			3 (2010, 2014, 2018)	3 (1)
Seoul		1 (1988)		1 (1)
Barcelona	Spain	4 (1924, 1936, 1940, 1992)	1 (2030)	5 (1)
			4 (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014)	4 (0)
		4 (1972, 2012, 2016, 2020)		4 (0)
		2 (2004, 2008)		2 (0)
			2 (2026, 2030)	2 (0)
			2 (1988, 1992)	2 (0)
			1 (1984)	1 (0)
			3 (1994, 1998, 2002)	3 (0)
Stockholm		2 (1912, 2004)	3 (2022, 2026, 2030)	5 (1)
			1 (2010)	1 (0)
			1 (1928)	1 (0)
			1 (1928)	1 (0)
Lausanne		4 (1936, 1944, 1948, 1960)		4 (0)
			4 (1976, 2002, 2006, 2026)	4 (0)
Valais			1 (2030)	1 (0)
St. Moritz			5 (1928, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1960)	5 (2)
Bangkok		1 (2008)		1 (0)
			1 (2026)	1 (0)
		6 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2036)		6 (0)
			1 (2022)	1 (0)
			2 (1992, 1994)	2 (0)
Atlanta		2 (1920, 1996)		2 (1)
		1 (1948)		1 (0)
			1 (1932)	1 (0)
		4 (1904, 1952, 1956, 2016)		4 (0)
		2 (1916, 1920)		2 (0)
			1 (1956)	1 (0)
Denver			2 (1932, 1976)	2 (0)
		7 (1944, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972)		7 (0)
			1 (1932)	1 (0)
Lake Placid			6 (1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1968, 1980)	6 (2)
Los Angeles		10 (1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1976, 1980, 1984, 2028)		10 (3)
		3 (1948, 1952, 1956)	1 (1932)	4 (0)
		1 (2012)		1 (0)
		4 (1920, 1948, 1952, 1956)		4 (0)
Salt Lake City			4 (1972, 1998, 2002, 2034)	4 (1)
		1 (1956)		1 (0)
Squaw Valley			1 (1960)	1 (1)
St. Louis		1 (1904)		1 (1)
			1 (1932)	1 (0)
		1 (1936)		1 (0)
Tashkent		1 (2000)		1 (0)

Trivia

• London is the only city to have bid more than once and never lost a bid.
• Detroit has had the most bids whilst failing to win the rights to host the games once.
• Los Angeles has had the most bids in the Summer Games.
• Cortina d'Ampezzo and Lake Placid have had the most bids in the Winter Games.
• Hungary has had the most bids in the Summer Games that have failed to win the rights to host the games at least once, with six bids--all from Budapest. This also ties it with Turkey for most bids for Olympic Games in general without a successful bid (Turkey has bid for the Summer Games five times and the Winter Games once).
• Sweden has had the most bids in the Winter Games that have failed to win the rights to host the games at least once, with nine bids.
• Beijing is the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Games.
  • Helsinki, Milan, Montreal, Stockholm and Munich have each been selected as hosts for either the Summer or Winter Games while also bidding unsuccessfully for the other Games. Minneapolis has bid for the Summer and Winter Games but has never been selected.

See also

• List of bids for the Summer Olympics
• List of bids for the Winter Olympics

External links

• GamesBids.com
• TheBidLibrary.com
• International Olympic Committee (IOC) — Olympic Games
• IOC Vote History
• Olympic Games Museum
• Olympic Bid Election History

Notes and References

1. http://www.paralympic.org/IPC/IPC-IOC_Co-operation.html IPC-IOC Co-operation
2. Web site: Ben Westcott and Homero De la Fuente. Australian city named 'preferred host' for 2032 Olympics. 2021-02-26. CNN.
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