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How many continents have the olympic games been held in?
The Olympic Summer Games have been held in Europe, Asia, North America, and Australia. The 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be the first held in South America. Neither Africa nor Antarctica has yet hosted the Olympic games. The Olympic Winter Games have been held in Europe, Asia, and North America.
How come only japan hosted winter olympic in Asia?
The IOC has given the rights to Japan to host the Olympic games. No other Asian nation has be selected as of 2011.
The first time the olympic games moved to Asia?
In tokyo
Name the continent which the Olympic Games originated?
well asia, australia, europe, north america, have hosted the olympic games while antarctica and africa hasn't. south america will be hosting in 2016 in rio de janrio
Why has Europe had more summer Olympic games than other continent?
Olympic game host cities are allocated based on the merits of the application and how recently the nation has hosted a games. That is to say, a city will not be allocated a games if the country that it is in has recently hosted a games. Since the allocation is based on country and not continent, the fact that European countries have hosted more is of little relevance. A simple factor may be that Europe has more countries with a suitable climate and the capacity to host a game than any other continent.
Which continents have never hosted the winter Olympics?
The only competing continent that has not hosted a Summer Olympics Games is Africa. There have been Olympics held in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Australia. There was also no African city that had hosted the FIFA World Cup until 2010, so a future African venue for the Olympics is not impossible. The only continent not represented in the Olympics is Antarctica, which has only scientists as permanent residents, and is by treaty an international scientific preserve.
Have Asian cities hosted the Olympic games 4 times?
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.
When was the first time the Olympic Games moved to Asia?
2008 beijing. It has always been in Europe before that.
Who host the first olampic in Asia?
japan host the first olympic in Asia in 1964.
Who won first olympic Gold Medal in Asia?
The first athlete to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games held in Asia was Alexey Vakhonin of the Soviet Union who won gold in men's bantamweight (56kg) weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on October 11.
Is the first country in Asia to get an Olympic Medal?
China
In which year Olympics was held in Africa?
The Olympic Games have never been held in Africa, neither the continents of South America and Antarctica. Other regions to have not hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.
