Lausanne to host the 2020 YOG / Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics
Congratulations to Lausanne named Winter Youth Olympic Games host for 2020 and Beijing named host city of Olympic Winter Games 2022!
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) named Lausanne, Switzerland, as the host city of the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2020.
Lausanne, home to the IOC headquarters since 1915 and known as the Olympic Capital, was chosen over Brasov, Romania, during a vote at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, with 71 votes to Brasov’s 10.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) named Beijing, People’s Republic of China, as the host city of the Olympic Winter Games 2022.
The Chinese capital was chosen over Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a vote at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur. Beijing received 44 votes to Almaty’s 40.
As a result, Beijing will become the first city to host both a summer and winter edition of the Olympic Games, following the city’s successful staging of the Summer Games in 2008.
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