Olympic Games 2018. Part 1

Opening Ceremony, 9 February, 2018

I can not believe it, but it's already been a few months since the Olympics started in Pyeongchang. Many certainly sat in front of the TV screens, watching how athletes from different countries compete among themselves for the right to become Olympic champions. It was already the 23rd Winter Olympic Games, and this year they took place in South Korea, in the city of Pyeongchang (평창).

The emblem of the first Winter Olympic Games

The first Winter Olympic Games took place in 1924 in the French city of Chamonix. 16 countries and 258 sportsmen took part in 9 sports. Initially, the competition was not considered an Olympiad, it was just a competition that was held during the "International Week of Winter Sports" . The financial performance of the first winter Olympics was far from inspiring, but interest from not only the athletes themselves, but also the fans and viewers, exceeded all expectations. Subsequently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to hold such competitions regularly. Winter Olympiads were held in one year as the Summer Olympics, and in 1994 it was decided to hold winter and summer OI at intervals of 2 years.

Well, now, come back to our time, to the XXIII Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

The choice of the venue for the Olympic Games is also a competition. In 2014, South Korea applied to the IOC, but then it did not have 4 votes. With 51 votes, Russia became the venue for the 2014 Olympic Games. But in the summer of 2011, during the IOC meeting, Pyeongchang was chosen as the capital of 23 winter OIs, bypassing Germany and France.

In my next post I will tell you about Olympic games 2018 in Pyeongchang

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