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This overview of the history of the modern Olympic Games lists the dates and location of all games, starting with the 1896 Athens Olympics.
The 1988 Summer Olympics ( Korean : 1988년 하계 올림픽 ), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad ( 제24회 올림픽경기대회) and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( 서울 1988 ), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represented at the games by ...
This is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad; summer and winter games normally held in staggered even years.
1960 Summer Olympics. CBS paid $394,000 ($3.11 million in 2023) for the exclusive rights to broadcast the Games in the United States. This was the first Summer Olympic games to be telecast in North America. In addition to CBS in the United States, the Olympics were telecast for the first time in Canada (on CBC Television) and in Mexico (through ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Seoul that took place September 17–October 2, 1988. The Seoul Games were the 21st occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. After boycotts had marred the previous two Olympiads, political problems threatened to return to center stage at the 1988 Games. Violent student riots took place in Seoul ...
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Sep 16, 1988 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
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For more than 20 years, Michèle Hyron has been part of the Atos team that has helped transform the Olympic Games for the digital age. Following her retirement from the Worldwide Olympic Partner in March, she reflects on how the Games – and the technology that powers them – have changed over the last two decades.
