2024 Winter Youth Olympics


The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, officially known as the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Gangwon 2024, will be the fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, to be held between 19 January and 2 February 2024 in Gangwon, South Korea. The host city was announced at the 135th IOC Session on 10 January 2020 at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland during the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. This is the first Olympic event with the new bidding process. This will also be the first Winter Youth Olympic Games to be held outside of Europe.

Bidding process

was only preferred host while Brașov, Granada, and Sofia were interested parties, take part in continuous dialogue with IOC and Future Host Commission. Gangwon was officially awarded the Games at the 135th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 10 January 2020.

Host city selection

Pyeongchang could be formally elected as host of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics on 10 January 2020 at the 135th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland if all the requirements are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Commission and the Executive Board. The eligible voters are 82.

Development and preparation

Venues

Much of the Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be used again. Most of the outdoor snow events will be held in the county of Pyeongchang, while the indoor ice events will be held in the nearby city of Gangneung. If the circumstances are allowed, the city of Wonsan, North Korea will be involved, and could be the host of some alpine events.

Pyeongchang (mountain cluster)

The Alpensia Sports Park in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, will be the main focus of the games, like in 2018.
Additionally, a stand-alone outdoor sports venue was located in Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang:
Another stand-alone outdoor sports venue was located in neighboring Jeongseon county:
The Gangneung Olympic Park, in the neighborhood of Gyo-dong in Gangneung city, includes four indoor sports venues, all in close proximity to one another.