Next Olympics Locations and Host Country: 2026, 2028 till 2034

Now that the 2024 Paris Olympics have come to an end, attention will be focused on the upcoming Olympic calendar. Next up are the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will showcase a different variety of events and competitions than the Summer Games. Far in the future, the 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, another appearance by the world’s top sporting events. Meanwhile, athletes around the world are already competing for upcoming sporting glory, determined to excel on the biggest stage the Olympics have to offer.

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List of upcoming Olympic Games

The 2028 Summer Olympics, officially known as LA28, will be held in Los Angeles and will stretch to various locations in Southern California, including downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, Carson and Inglewood. Here is the full schedule:

City	nation	Year	area	Summer/Winter	Opening Ceremony
Milan – Cortina d’Ampezzo	Italy	2026	Europe	winter	February 6, 2026
Los Angeles	USA	2028	North America	summer	July 14, 2028
French Alps	France	2030	Europe	winter	February 8, 2030
Brisbane	Australia	2032	Oceania	summer	July 23, 2032
Salt Lake City	USA	2034	North America	winter	February 10, 2034

Meanwhile, Africa remains the only continent that has yet to host the Olympics, with Egypt, South Africa and Morocco expected to emerge as potential future hosts, subject to further development and discussion.

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How are Olympic host cities chosen?

The IOC uses a rigorous evaluation process when selecting future host cities, narrowing down the final candidates through several stages. Initially, all interested metropolitan areas can submit proposals for review. The IOC Executive Board then conducts a preliminary review based on the recommendations of the working groups, shortlisting the most promising sites. In addition, an evaluation committee will thoroughly review the surviving applicants, ultimately making a single recommendation to the delegates for a vote. Although traditionally costly and complex, under Olympic Agenda 2020 the selection methodology has been simplified; facilitating sustainable and financially prudent planning through reduced formalities and longer advance notice periods. The new methodology was first fully applied to the selection of the 2032 Summer Games, and its elements also guided earlier decisions.

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Who has hosted the most Olympic Games?

In the decades since the modern Olympics were revived, the distribution of hosts around the world has been somewhat uneven. To date, the majority of both the Summer and Winter Olympics have been held in Western Europe or North America, with those regions hosting more than 40 events. In contrast, Asia has hosted the Olympics eight times, but all in East Asia. Meanwhile, Eastern Europe has hosted three Olympics, and Latin America has hosted two. Here’s the full list:

rank	First Year	last year	nation	area	Summer Olympics	Winter Olympics	All
1	1904	2034	USA	North America	5 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, 2028)	5 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002, 2034)	10
2	1900	2030	France	Europe	3 (1900, 1924, 2024)	4 (1924, 1968, 1992, 2030)	7
3	1956	2026	Italy	Europe	1 (1960)	3 (1944, 1956, 2006, 2026)	4
3	1964	2020	Japan	Asia	2 (1940, 1964, 2020)	2 (1940, 1972, 1998)	4
4	1956	2032	Australia	Oceania	3 (1956, 2000, 2032)		3
	1908	2012	U.K.	Europe	3 (1908, 1944, 1948, 2012)
	1976	2010	Canada	North America	1 (1976)	2 (1988, 2010)
	1936	1972	Germany	Europe	2 (1916, 1936, 1972)	1 (1936, 1940)
5	2008	2022	China	Asia	1 (2008)	1 (2022)	2
	1988	2018	South Korea	Asia	1 (1988)	1 (2018)
	1980	2014	Russia[h]	Europe	1 (1980)	1 (2014)
	1896	2004	Greece		2 (1896, 2004)
	1952	1994	Norway			2 (1952, 1994)
	1964	1976	Austria			2 (1964, 1976)
	1928	1948	Switzerland			2 (1928, 1940, 1948)
6	2016	2016	Brazil	South America	1 (2016)		1
	1992	1992	Spain	Europe	1 (1992)
	1984	1984	Yugoslavia[i]	Europe		1 (1984)
	1968	1968	Mexico	North America	1 (1968)
	1952	1952	Finland	Europe	1 (1940, 1952)
	1928	1928	Netherlands		1 (1928)
	1920	1920	Belgium		1 (1920)
	1912	1912	Sweden		1 (1912)

To date, the African continent has never hosted an Olympic Games. Many regions of the world have also never had the honor of hosting the Olympic Games on their shores, such as the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Prior to 1992, the Summer and Winter Olympics had been held in the same country three times in the same year, the first time being when the winter events began nearly a century ago.