Summer Olympic Games, Seoul (South Korea)
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, will host the 24th edition of the Olympic Games from September 17 to October 2, 1988, this year under the theme of peace and reconciliation between peoples.
Seoul, which was selected in September 1981 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after beating its co-candidate Nagoya (Japan) at the end of the vote count, deployed all human and material resources to guarantee the success of these Olympics.
The gigantic Seoul Olympic Stadium as well as the Olympic Village have been redeveloped in order to accommodate the expected 100,000 spectators in optimal conditions.
This year's Seoul Olympics recorded a record participation rate with 159 states. There are 8,391 athletes, between 2,194 women and 6,197 men, who are qualified for the events.
237 events, divided into 25 disciplines, are included in the program for this edition. The athletics section, present at all editions, will include 42 events (18 women's and 24 men's), while table tennis, a new discipline in the Olympic program, makes its debut and tennis returns after 64 years of absence.
Crowned with its success at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles (USA), two bronze medals won by Zaoui Mohamed and Moussa Mustapha in boxing, Algeria, which is preparing to take part in these Olympic Games in Seoul, will try to consolidate its position. An international sporting competition, the Olympic Games have been organized every four years since 1896.
Seoul, which was selected in September 1981 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after beating its co-candidate Nagoya (Japan) at the end of the vote count, deployed all human and material resources to guarantee the success of these Olympics.
The gigantic Seoul Olympic Stadium as well as the Olympic Village have been redeveloped in order to accommodate the expected 100,000 spectators in optimal conditions.
This year's Seoul Olympics recorded a record participation rate with 159 states. There are 8,391 athletes, between 2,194 women and 6,197 men, who are qualified for the events.
237 events, divided into 25 disciplines, are included in the program for this edition. The athletics section, present at all editions, will include 42 events (18 women's and 24 men's), while table tennis, a new discipline in the Olympic program, makes its debut and tennis returns after 64 years of absence.
Crowned with its success at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles (USA), two bronze medals won by Zaoui Mohamed and Moussa Mustapha in boxing, Algeria, which is preparing to take part in these Olympic Games in Seoul, will try to consolidate its position. An international sporting competition, the Olympic Games have been organized every four years since 1896.