Sapporo (1972) and Nagano (1998).
Nagano, Japan, hosted the 1998 winter Olympics.
Nagano, Japan hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998.
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Sapporo, Japan in 1972Nagano, Japan in 1998
The first 'ancient' Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 BC. The first 'modern' Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896.
The IOC has given the rights to Japan to host the Olympic games. No other Asian nation has be selected as of 2011.
Winter Olympics: Sapporo, Japan Summer Olympics: Munich, Germany
None until recently. There have been several countries that have hosted both a Winter and Summer Games (United States, France, Italy, Canada, Germany, Japan) but no city had hosted both a Summer and Winter Games until Beijing was awarded the 2022 Winter Games after hosting the 2008 Summer Games
Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. (XIX modern winter games) Calgary hosted in 1988. Albertville hosted in 1992. Lillehammer hosted in 1994. Nagano hosted in 1998.
No, Asia has hosted 5 Olympics ... 1) 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan. 2) 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. 3) 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea. 4) 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. 5) 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China. Asia will host its 6th Olympics when the 2018 Winter Games are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.