Olympics where is it held

Paris and Los Angeles are set to host the next two Summer Olympics. Milan will host the Winter Games. The Games, scheduled to take place Feb. The Games will also mark the first time the same city hosts both the Summer and Winter Games; Beijing also hosted the Summer Olympics.

Beijing also will become the 11th city to host multiple Olympics. Moreover, China becomes just the ninth country to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. As far as geography is concerned, Beijing will mark the last in three straight Olympic Games hosted in East Asian countries: Pyeongchang, South Korea hosted the Winter Games, followed by Tokyo in and, finally, Beijing in The games will include events across several "clusters," including those held in the Olympic Green, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

Bidding for the Summer Olympics began in The Summer Games, scheduled for July 26 through August 11, , will give France its sixth overall Olympic competition: The first came in , when it hosted the second-ever modern Olympics, also in Paris. The Summer Games will not only mark the third overall for France, but also its first in years: The previous Games took place in Paris and Paris.

Paris will also become just the third city after London , , to host three Summer Games. It will also consist of several venues spread throughout the area, including the Grand Paris zone eight sports , Paris Center zone 19 sports , Versailles four sports and outlying zones six sports. The Winter Olympics will mark the first time two cities are listed as hosts in an official capacity. The Winter Games, scheduled to take place from Feb.

Los Angeles was named as the host of the Olympics in a concurrent announcement for Paris in Los Angeles also hosted the and Summer Games. The Summer Olympics will be the ninth time the U. Athletes from more than nations worldwide will converge on Tokyo for one of the most peculiar Olympic Games in recent memory.

Indeed, the Olympics — including the opening and closing ceremonies — will be held without spectators amid growing coronavirus numbers in Japan. Still, look for athletes to take advantage of the worldwide stage as they aim to represent not only themselves, but also their countries.

With that, here's everything you need to know about the Games, held in Tokyo:. The Olympics are being held in Tokyo, a decision that was made in during the th International Olympic Commission Session.

It is the second time in Tokyo's history that it will host the Olympic Games. It is Japan's fourth time hosting the event, and first since the Winter Games.

There are 42 Olympic venues spread across Japan. Here is a complete list, along with the sports that will take place there. Fans will not be allowed to attend the Olympics in Tokyo after the IOC on July 8 declared the Games would be conducted without fan attendance. The state of emergency will run through Aug.

Non-Japanese spectators had already been banned from attending the Games amid growing concerns that their attendance would present significant challenges in limiting the spread of the coronavirus.

Yoshihide's declared state of emergency, issued amid growing COVID numbers in Japan, removed local residents from consideration as well. It is still possible that events held outside Tokyo — such as race walking and marathons, which were moved to Sapporo — can still include fan attendance, at the discretion of local authorities.