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Electing Olympic Hosts

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When were the hosts of the next Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games chosen?

Los Angeles 2028: Los Angeles (USA) was elected host of the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad by a vote at the same IOC Session in Lima.

Brisbane 2032: Brisbane (Australia) was elected to host the Games of the XXXV Olympiad by a vote at the 138^th IOC Session in Tokyo on 21 July 2021. This was the first host election under the dialogue approach to electing Olympic hosts.

Alpes 2030: the French Alps (France) were elected to host the XXVI Olympic Winter Games by a vote at the 142^nd IOC Session in Paris on 24 July 2024.

Salt Lake City-Utah 2034: On the same day, Salt Lake City-Utah was elected to host the XXVII Olympic Winter Games.

Dakar 2026: Dakar (Senegal) was elected to host the 4^th edition of the Youth Olympic Games by a vote at the 125^th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on 8 October 2018.

Dolomiti Valtellina 2028: the Italian Alps (Italy) were elected to host the 5^th Winter Youth Olympic Games by a vote at the 143^rd IOC Session in Lausanne on 30 January 2025.

Learn more:

Becoming an Olympic Games Host | From Vision to Election

Past host elections

Reference document: Olympic host election results : 1896-2034

Factsheet: Olympic host election results 2024-2034

Factsheet: Electing Olympic hosts

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