Games
Olympic Summer Games
Following the American-led boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, it wasn’t too surprising when the Soviet Union organized…
The first Olympic Games to be held in a socialist country are more often remembered for the largest boycott in…
Playing host to the Olympic Games for the first time, Canada won more medals than at the previous two Olympic…
The 1972 Olympic Games were the largest yet, setting records for the number of events, participating NOCs and competing athletes.…
Mexico City was a somewhat controversial selection as an Olympic host city because of its high altitude – 2300m above…
In hosting the first Olympic Games to be held in an Asian country, Japan was eager to show the world…
Olympic Winter Games
Lake Placid joined St. Moritz and Innsbruck as two-time hosts of the Olympic Winter Games, making the United States the…
The city of Denver was supposed to host the 1976 Olympic Winter Games, but when the people in the state…
In 1972 Sapporo became the first Asian city to host the Olympic Winter Games, winning the vote on the first…
Grenoble won the right to host the 1968 Olympic Winter Games in a close vote, 27-24, over Calgary. Canada’s star…
After losing a close race to host the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck was a near-unanimous selection for 1964, winning…
When Squaw Valley won the right to host the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, the future ski resort was little more…