Its often been wondered by many of us that how many countries have hosted the Olympic games since their creation. The title of hosting Olympics is predetermined to necessitate acute planning and smooth functioning of the games.
What is called the summer Olympics?
The summer Olympics games are also called as Games of the Olympiad. This is a major international sports event, and they are usually held at a four years gap. The first-ever Olympics game was held in the year 1896 in Athens, Greece.
The latest Olympics games were held in the year 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. The IOC is the committee that has been created to look after the preparation and also to settle disputes. They are also the committee that has appointed the judges in each sport to give marks. Then according to the marks, the judges have to give the people their medal accordingly.
Many different countries have hosted the Olympics since it has been made. You can look at the Olympics host countries list on the internet as you will get everything. In the earlier days, these things were available written on paper, and you can find them anywhere. But nowadays, everything is online, and you can either save it on your device and also take its print.
Which countries have hosted the Olympics?
If you check on the internet, then you will find out how many times a country has hosted these games. The USA has hosted these games four times in the years 1904, 1932, 1984, and 1996. There is also news or rumours spreading around that the 2028 Olympics will be held in the USA only. Then the United Kingdom has hosted it three times after it hosted in the year 2012.
If France hosts the Olympics in the year 2024, they will complete their third hosting. Countries like Australia, Japan, Germany, Greece, and France have hosted it. Then after the year 2020, Japan became the first city outside English speaking region to host two times. Countries like Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Italy, Mexico, and others have hosted one time.
In total, the Asian continent has held the Olympics four times, that is, in 1964, 1988, 2008, and 2021 (2020). This is the list of countries that hosted Olympic games since it was made and released.
What is the history of the Olympics?
The first-ever Olympics was held in the year 1896 during the rule of kingdoms. The first Olympics was held in Athens, and around 245 people took place in these games. Then the Olympics was also held during the world war one era, and it had marked history. This is because the IOC had brought peace after the war so that they can compete in the Olympics peacefully.
Then the Olympics was also held before and after world war two and happened peacefully. This is the reason why the Olympics is still going on, and they are very famous and conducted all the time.