2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Seoul. First, the Greek flag was raised while its anthem played. The Olympic flag was then lowered and passed, by the mayor of Pyeongchang County, Shim Jae-kook, to IOC President, Thomas Bach, who then handed it over to the mayor of Beijing, Chen Jining. This was then followed by the raising of the flag of China, and the playing of its anthem. The flag will be raised again in Tokyo, Japan, for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics on 24 July 2020. Beijing, the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, presented a special performance "See
Bids for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics Bids for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics There were a total of four bids which were initially submitted for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics. In September 2018, the IOC agreed to award the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics to the city of Dakar. Dakar were officially awarded the Games at the 133rd IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 8 October 2018. The IOC revealed the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics bid process on 29 March 2018. The IOC voted to select the host city of the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics on 8 October 2018 at the 133rd IOC Session in Buenos