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25 2018 Winter Olympics
The Olympics Games is a quadrennial international multisport event
celebrated as a global sports festival by people all over the world. The
Olympic Games are held in both the summer and winter, and its ultimate
goal is the cultivation of people and world peace through sports.
Held in : PyeongChang South Korea. This is the first time South Korea has
hosted the winter Olympics.
Estimated cost : $ 10 billion
The Olympics lasted for 17 days : Six new venues were built and additional
venues were renovated for the games.
TIME LINE
On May 3, 2013 : The PyeongChang Organization Committee (POC) unveils
the official Olympics emblem.
On 9th 2015 : The IOC announced the addition of six events : one alpine
skiing event, two snow boarding events, two
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skating events and one curling event.
The 2012 London Games
There were 102 gold medals. were the first Olympics
June 2, 2016 : PyeongChang announced the official in which all participating
countries sent females
mascots for the games : soohorang, a white tiger
athletes.
and Bandabi an Asiatic black bear.
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