Wednesday, the South Korean city of Pyeongchang was named the host city of the 2018 Winter Games, winning in the first round of voting at the IOC bid meeting in South Africa.
Pyeongchang was able to defeat the cities of Munich, Germany and Annecy, France in the vote.
The third time seemed to be the charm for Pyeongchang as it failed on it’s first two bids to acquire the games. Pyeongchang won the first two rounds of voting in 2010 and 2014 before being narrowly defeated on a second ballot by Vancouver and Sochi.
This marks the first time the Winter Games will be held in South Korea. The country however is no stranger to the Olympics as it hosted the 1988 Summer Games in it’s capitol city of Seoul.
One unfortunate outcome for South Korea is that it probably sacrificed the 2020 Summer Games in the country.
Prior to Pyeongchang winning the 2018 Winter Games, the country was the odds on favorite to get the 2020 Summer Games. However the IOC is unlikely to grant Asia back-to-back games.
Source: Yahoo Sports
