Seoul was awarded the bid on 30 September 1981, becoming the 16th nation in the Summer Olympics, as well as the second Asian nation (following Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics) …

Sep 16, 1988 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

Dec 11, 2025 · Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Seoul that took place September 17–October 2, 1988. The Seoul Games were the 21st occurrence of the modern …

By then, however, most of the Eastern Bloc countries had agreed to compete in Seoul, making 1988 the first Summer Olympic competition in 12 years between the United States, the Soviet …

Korea’s bid, to hold the games in Seoul, was submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on October 8, 1979, and Seoul was awarded the bid on September30, 1981. The issue …

Games of the 24 Olympiad, 1988 in Seoul. Common information, bid history, medal count table, sports and the most medal winners of the Summer Olympics 1988.

Jul 23, 2025 · The 1988 Seoul Olympics was the first to welcome both Cold War superpowers back onto the same playing field. It was, in many ways, the most geopolitically significant …

The Seoul Olympic Stadium[4] (Korean: 서울올림픽주경기장; Hanja: 서울올림픽主競技場), a.k.a. Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as Chamshil), is a multi-purpose stadium in …

Jun 25, 2020 · The Olympic Games Seoul 1988 contributed to the transformation of Korea’s image, both internally and externally, from a poor, war-stricken and divided country to a rising …

It was a big surprise when Seoul at the IOC Session in Baden-Baden in 1981 was awarded the Olympic Games in 1988 in competition with Nagoya, Athens and Melbourne.