Pyeongchang has been awarded the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics following a vote by 95 International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegates yesterday in Durban, South Africa.
Bidding for the third consecutive time, after being defeated in competitions for the 2010 and 2014 Games, the South Korean city beat rivals Annecy and Munich. Annecy, in France, had been considered the outsider going into the vote, while Pyeongchang had been expected to take the prize. Munich has hoped to become the first city to host both a summer and winter Games.
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