OLYMPIC GAMES
Which city has hosted the most Olympic Games?
Paris is about to draw level with London as the most frequent host of the Summer Olympics, whose 2024 edition gets underway this week.
Paris will become the Summer Olympics’ joint-most frequent host when it stages this year’s Games in late July and early August.
How many times has Paris hosted the Olympics?
The French capital is this year organising the Summer Games for a third time, having previously held the event in 1900 and 1924.
Paris will draw level with London as the Summer Olympics’ most-used host. The Games took place in the UK capital in 1908, 1948 and 2012.
And in four years’ time, another city is to become a three-time Summer Olympics host: Los Angeles, which was the venue in 1932 and 1984, has been awarded the 2028 Games.
Athens (1896 and 2004) and Tokyo (1964 and 2021) are currently the only other cities to have held the Summer Games on multiple occasions.
Hosts of multiple Summer Olympics
- London: 3 (1908, 1948, 2012)
- Paris: 2 (1900, 1924)*
- Athens: 2 (1896, 2004)
- Los Angeles: 2 (1932, 1984)**
- Tokyo: 2 (1964, 2021)
*To host 2024 Games
**To host 2028 Games
What about the Winter Olympics?
When it comes to the Winter Olympics, there are three locations that have been the venue more than once. Innsbruck (1964 and 1976), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980) and St Moritz (1928 and 1948) have each had the Games twice.
They are to be joined by Cortina d’Ampezzo in 2026. The Italian town, which was previously host in 1956, is to stage the next Winter Olympics together with Milan.
Have any cities hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
Yes: Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics in 2022, having previously put on the Summer Games in 2008. So far, the Chinese capital is the only city to have staged both the Summer and Winter Games.
2024 Paris Olympics: dates, how to watch
The Paris 2024 opening ceremony, which will be the first in the history of the Summer Olympics to be held outside of a stadium, takes place on Friday July 26. In a few sports, however, competitions get underway on Wednesday July 24 and Thursday July 25; check out the full Olympics schedule.
The 2024 Games’ closing ceremony is scheduled for Sunday August 11.
Viewers in the United States will be able to watch Paris 2024 on NBC Olympics, Telemundo, Universo and Peacock, as well as NBC sister channels including CNBC, E! and USA Network.