Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics

Bids for the
2018 (2018) Winter Olympics and Paralympics
Overview
XXIII Olympic Winter Games
XII Paralympic Winter Games
200x
Winner: Pyeongchang
Runner-up: Munich
Shortlist: Annecy
Details
CommitteeIOC
Election venueDurban
123rd IOC Session
Map of the bidding cities
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
BidOctober 15, 2009
DecisionJuly 6, 2011
Decision
WinnerPyeongchang (63 votes)
Runner-upMunich (25 votes)

Three cities applied with bids to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (also known as XXIII Olympic Winter Games and XII Paralympic Winter Games) in October 2009. The International Olympic Committee, under the leadership of Jacques Rogge, received three bids on October 15, 2009. The cities of Annecy, France, in the French Alps, Munich, Germany (host of the 1972 Summer Olympics), and Pyeongchang, South Korea, a two-time previous bidder, competed for the hosting rights to the event. This was the lowest number of bidding cities since the 1988 Summer Olympics, coincidentally also won by South Korea. The winning bid was announced on July 6, 2011, at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa by IOC President Jacques Rogge at 5.22 pm local time[1] Pyeongchang beat Munich and Annecy in the first round of votes with 63 of the 95 total votes.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Pyeongchang named as host city for 2018 Winter Olympics". Daily Telegraph. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "SKorea's Pyeongchang Awarded 2018 Winter Olympics : CBS". ABC News.
  3. ^ "Pyeongchang will host the 2018 Winter Olympics". BBC Sport. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.