Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics Venezuela competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's seventeenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, since its debut at the same host city in 1948. Celebrating the anniversary of the nation's Olympic debut, the British Embassy in Caracas invited former track cyclist Julio César León to travel back to the United Kingdom, and revisit his memories as the first Venezuelan athlete in history to compete at the games. With the absence of baseball and softball at the Olympics, the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (,
Buenos Aires bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Aires signed the Youth Olympic Games Candidature Procedure on March 15, 2012. In May 2012, it was suggested that if Buenos Aires is successful in being awarded the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, that the city could bid for the 2028 or 2032 Summer Olympics. In June 2012 it was announced that La Punta was bidding to host the 2019 Pan American Games. Buenos Aires hosted the 125th IOC Session in September 2013 where Tokyo was elected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. On February 13, 2013, the IOC selected Buenos Aires as one of the three Candidate Cities for