It was 1896 when Athens, Greece, hosted the first modern Olympic Games.Nine sports, 43 events, and 14 nations were featured from April 6 to April 15. A total of 22 women competed at thefollowing Games in Paris in1900, compared to none in the first Olympicsfour years earlier.
The Olympic Games are organized by a different host each time around. In theory, a city is responsible for hosting an event. As a result, certain hosting tasks may be performed outside of the region or even the nation.
Needless to say, years of planning go into preparing for the Olympic Games once the host has been selected. Butthroughout history, some cities and countrieshaveorganized the event more than once. Paris 2024, for instance, will be the third time the Games take place in the French capital. But there’s another country with even more experience as hosts.
Which country has hosted the mostSummer Olympics?
With four editions, the United Stateshold the record for most modern Summer Olympic Games hosted. In 1904, the USA was home tothe inaugural Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri. Eventually, they went on to be theOlympics organizersthree more times, in 1932 and 1984 in Los Angeles, and in 1996 in Atlanta, respectively. In 2028, the USwill host the Olympics for the fifth time.
- 1904 – St. Louis
- 1932 – Los Angeles
- 1934 – Los Angeles
- 1996 – Atlanta
- Future: 2028 – Los Angeles
The United Kingdomfollow the US, havinghosted the Gameson three occasions. Every time, in1908, 1948, and 2012,London was the host city.
With the Olympics taking place in Paris in 2024, Francearealso set to host the Gamesthree times, havingalready organized the event in the capital city in1900 and 1924.
Australia, meanwhile,have hosted theSummer Olympics on two separate occasions, in 2000 and 2004. The first time cameinMelbournein 1956, and the second time was in Sydney in 2000. Japan have also been home to the Games twice: after hosting the Olympics in 1964, itwelcomed theTokyo 2020 Summer Games.
Germany havealso hosted two Summer Olympics (1936 and1972).Greece, who had the honor of hosting the inaugural modern-era Summer Games in Athens in1896, once again served as hostsin2004.