The Olympic Games of Pyeongchang 2018 (hangul: 평창 동계 올림픽, Hanja: 平昌 冬季 올림픽), officially known as the XXIII Winter Olympic Games, is an international multi-sport event that takes place in the city of Pyeongchang, Korea. South between 9 and 25 February 2018. However, the initial rounds of certain sports started between February 8 and 9, before the opening ceremony.
The election of the host city of the Games took place on July 6, 2011 in Durban (South Africa), during the 123th Session of the IOC. Pyeongchang will become the third Asian city, after Sapporo and Nagano (Japan), to celebrate a Winter Games3 This is the second Olympic Games held in South Korea, although the first winters.
102 events of seven Olympic sports are held, including additions to the big air program in snowboarding, mass departure in speed skating, mixed doubles in curling and mixed team in alpine skiing. Participating 2952 athletes from 92 countries. Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore made their debut at the Winter Olympics.