London is the first city to host the summer Olympics three times (1908, 1948, 2012). However, the first countryto host three times was the United States (St. Louis 1904, Los Angeles 1932 & 1984, Atlanta 1996). Athens, Greece, and Paris, France, have also hosted twice each.
The United States has hosted the winter Olympics four times (Lake Placid 1932 & 1980, Squaw Valley 1960, Salt Lake City 2002). France has hosted the winter Olympics three times (Chamonix 1924, Grenoble 1968, Albertville 1992). Lake Placid, NY, USA; St. Moritz, Switzerland; and Innsbruck, Austria, have hosted twice each.
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No country has ever hosted the Winter Olympics three times in a row.
The first Winter Olympic Games held in Russia were in Sochi in 2014.
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Qatar has competed in the Olympic games 8 times. The first year they competed in the Olympic Games was 1984, and they have participated in every one since then.
The first Olympic Games of the modern era took place in 1896. They were held in Athens, Greece where they were held in ancient times.
London has hosted the Olympics 3 times, making it the city that has hosted the highest number of Olympic Games. The first time was in 1908 when it stepped in for Rome after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Then in 1948 it again stepped in at the last moment to hold the first Olympic Games after WWII and finally now in 2012 it will host the Olympic Games for a third time. This, however, is the first time that London has had time to prepare and properly organize the Games.
for the modern time olympic games (after the ancient greek ones) it's the united states with 7 times, 4 times for the summer Olympics and 3 for the winter Olympics. every other country has had the olympic games no more than 3-4 time excluding France who have had the games 5 times
the Olympic games have been playing since the greek times and will continue.
The United States has hosted the Summer Olympic games for four times.
The Olympic Games have not been held in Africa.