Pyeongchang to host 2018 Winter OlympicsPyeongchang has been chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
The South Korean candidate was selected by the International Olympic Committee in the first round of voting ahead of Munich in Germany and Annecy in France.
Pyeongchang received 63 of the Committee's 95 votes, well ahead of Munich's 25 and Annecy's seven.
It is a case of third time lucky for Pyeongchang, which lost to Vancouver and Sochi respectively for the right to host the 2010 and 2014 Winter Games.
"This is one of the happiest days for our country, our people and millions of youth[s] dreaming of winter sport," said Pyeongchang bid chief Cho Yang-ho.
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