Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics For the 1976 Summer Olympics, a total of twenty-seven sports venues were used. Several venues used had been in existence before Montreal made its first Olympic bid in the late 1930s. By the 1950s, Montreal's bid for the Olympics shifted from Winter to Summer before it was finally awarded the 1976 Summer Games in 1970. Strikes in 1974-5 affected construction of the Olympic Park, most notably the Stadium, Pool, and Velodrome, to the point where the FINA President threatened to not have the diving, swimming, and water polo events take place there for the
Guadalajara bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics cities on February 13, 2013. Buenos Aires was ultimately elected as the host city of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on July 4, 2013. Guadalajara was elected previously to bid to host the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics but withdrew their bid following this report. Nanjing was ultimately awarded the 2014 games. Mexico City hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1968. Mexico City made two bids prior to their 1968 bid. They bid for the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics but lost to Melbourne and Rome respectively. Guadalajara had previously hosted the 2011 Pan American Games and bid for the