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There are many countries that have never held the Olympic Games.
Countries that have held the games (earliest first)
Greece (1896, 1906* & 2004)
France (1900 & 1924)
USA (1904, 1932, 1984 & 1996)
UK (1908 & 1948)
Sweden (1912)
Belgium (1920)
Netherlands (1928)
Germany (1936 & 1972**)
Finland (1952)
Australia (1956 & 2000)
Italy (1960)
Japan (1964)
Mexico (1968)
Canada (1976)
Soviet Union (1980)
South Korea (1988)
Spain (1992)
China (2008)
The next Olympics will be held in London, UK in 2012.
*the 1906 games were known as the Incalated Games, but are sometimes recognised as an Olympic Games, even though they only game 2 years after the 1904 games.
**the 1972 games were held in West Germany, as Germany was still split into East and West Germany
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In which years did New Zealand hosted the summer Olympics games?
New Zealand has never hosted an Olympiad.
Which continent has never hosted the olympic games?
There are never been a summer olympic held in africa.
Did Edmonton Alberta host the summer olympic games?
Edmonton has never hosted an Olympic Games, either Summer or Winter. It has hosted World Championships the Commonwealth Games and other international sporting events.
Did Edmonton Alberta host the 2002 summer Olympic games?
Edmonton has never hosted an Olympic Games, either Summer or Winter. Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics of 2002.
Has South America hosted the Summer Olympic games?
It never has before, but Brazil's capitol Rio de Janeiro will be hosting the summer games in 2016.
Has liechtenstein ever hosted the Olympics Games?
Liechtenstein has never hosted the Olympic Games. The country has attended and even earned medals in both summer and winter events.
In what year did Switzerland host the Olympic Games?
Switzerland has never hosted the Summer Olympics. It has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, in 1928 and 1948. In both cases it was hosted in St. Moritz.
Did the Bahamas ever host a winter or summer Olympic Games and if so what year did they host it?
The Bahamas has never hosted an Olympic games.
Has Morocco ever hosted the Olympic Games?
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Has Poland ever hosted the Olympics?
Poland never hosted any summer or winter olympics.
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.
Did North Korea host an Olympic Games?
No. Seoul, South Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics but North Korea did not host any of the events that year and has never hosted an Olympic Games.
