2008 Summer Olympics was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics. It will thus be the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games. 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events (one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Games). This was the first time that China had hosted the
Poprad-Tatry bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics selection, Poprad didn't bid for Olympics, but withdrawnKraków bid for 2022 Games included Chopok Mountain as a venue for alpine skiing events. Poprad-Tatry bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics Poprad-Tatry 2006 was an unsuccessful bid by Poprad, Slovakia and the Slovak Olympic Committee to host the 2006 Winter Olympics. It was one of six candidates, but failed to be short-listed. The proposed venues were: The proposed bid was considered as a compact sports concept in attractive surroundings, with many venues yet to be constructed. The post-Olympic use of the ice facilities was excellent as all arenas will be dedicated for