150px| The  (IOC) selected , South Korea as host of the 2018 today. The committee meeting in  , South Africa, made its selection in the first round of voting. The South Korean city won over  , Germany and , France after failing in two previous tries. It was an emphatic success for South Korea after its unsuccessful applications for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. This time its hour-long presentation to the committee focused on the sports with the theme "New Horizons" rather than geopolitical location and included South Korean president  and , the winner of the . On the first round of secret ballots, cast by the IOC's 95 voting members from 76 countries, Pyeongchang received 63 votes to Munich's 25 and 7 for Annecy. The 2016 Summer Games have previously been awarded to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which will be the first South American city to host the games.  , Russia was selected in 2007 for the 2014 Winter Games, giving Russia its first hosting of the Winter Games.
150px| The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected , South Korea as host of the 2018 today. The committee meeting in Durban , South Africa, made its selection in the first round of voting. The South Korean city won over Munich , Germany and , France after failing in two previous tries. It was an emphatic success for South Korea after its unsuccessful applications for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. This time its hour-long presentation to the committee focused on the sports with the theme "New Horizons" rather than geopolitical location and included South Korean president Lee Myung-bak and , the winner of the . On the first round of secret ballots, cast by the IOC's 95 voting members from 76 countries, Pyeongchang received 63 votes to Munich's 25 and 7 for Annecy. The 2016 Summer Games have previously been awarded to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which will be the first South American city to host the games. Sochi , Russia was selected in 2007 for the 2014 Winter Games, giving Russia its first hosting of the Winter Games.
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