London olympics host how many times

The city, which had endured failed bids for the , and Olympics, was confirmed by the International Olympic Committee as the venue in September Paris had initially been one of five bidding cities, along with Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles and Rome.

However, after Budapest, Hamburg and Rome all withdrew, it was agreed that the French capital would host in and LA would take the Games. Paris pic. Having also been the venue for the Summer Olympics in and , Paris will become only the second city, after London, to have hosted the Games three times. Four years later, LA will be the third. The Paris Olympics, which will be the 35th edition of the Summer Games, are scheduled to be held between 26 July and 11 August They will be followed by the Summer Paralympics from 28 August to 8 September.

The 78,capacity Stade de France will be the athletics venue for the Olympics and Paralympics - and will host the opening and closing ceremonies of both Games - while most other events will also be taking place in the Paris area.

However, the Olympic surfing competition is due to be held in Tahiti , located some 15, km away from Paris. Montreal Summer Add this Sport to your favourites. Olympic Summer Games. London Summer Add this Sport to your favourites. Show more. Olympic Winter Games. Sochi Winter Add this Sport to your favourites.

Turin Winter Add this Sport to your favourites. Other Multi-Sport Games. Lausanne Winter Add this Sport to your favourites. Lima Summer Add this Sport to your favourites. Buenos Aires Summer Add this Sport to your favourites. Toronto Summer Add this Sport to your favourites. So, will the games come back to London in the near future? Will it ever host the Olympics again at all?

Government agency UK Sport proposed the idea in that a bid will be made for an upcoming Olympics. The date tossed around most often is London , but it is possible that a London bid could be made, too. If successful, it would make London the first city in modern history to host the Summer Games four times.