Summer Olympic Games team events. American swimmer Michael Phelps set a record for gold medals at a single Games with eight, and tied the record of most gold medals by a single competitor previously held by both Heiden and Scherbo. Another major star of the Games was Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who became the first male athlete ever to set world records in the finals of both the 100 and 200 metres in the same Games. Equestrian events were held in Hong Kong. London held the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first city to host the Games three times. In his closing address
Rotterdam bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Rotterdam bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Rotterdam 2018 was a bid by the city of Rotterdam and the Dutch Olympic Committee to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. On February 29, 2012 it was announced that Rotterdam would bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Rotterdam failed to become a Candidate City for the games when the IOC selected the Candidate 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. Amsterdam has made a total of six bids for the Summer Olympic