Editing Summer Olympic Games (section)

==Hosting==
[[File:Summer Olympics.svg|thumb|Map of Summer Olympic Games locations – countries that have hosted one Summer Olympics are shaded green, while countries that have hosted two or more are shaded blue.]]

The [[United States at the Olympics|United States]]  hosted the Summer Olympic Games four times: the [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904 Games]] were held in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]; the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] Games were both held in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], and the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Games]] were held in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The [[2028 Summer Olympics|2028 Games]] in Los Angeles will mark the fifth occasion on which the Summer Games have been hosted by the U.S.

In [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]], [[London]] hosted its third Summer Olympic Games and became the first city ever to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times, which then followed by [[Paris]] in [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]. The cities of Los Angeles, Tokyo and Athens (excluding [[1906 Intercalated Games|1906]]) have each hosted two Summer Olympic Games. In 2028, Los Angeles will in turn become the third city ever to have hosted the Games three times.

[[Australia at the Olympics|Australia]], [[Germany at the Olympics|Germany]], [[Greece at the Olympics|Greece]] and [[Japan at the Olympics|Japan]] all hosted the Summer Olympic Games twice (with Australia planned to host in 2032, therefore taking it to three). [[Tokyo]], Japan, hosted the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Games]] and became the first city outside the predominantly [[English-speaking countries|English-speaking]] and [[Europe]]an nations to have hosted the Summer Olympics twice, having already hosted the Games in [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]];<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schaffer|first1=Kay|title=The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games|date=2000|page=271}}</ref> it is also the largest city ever to have hosted, [[Tokyo#1973-Present|having grown considerably since 1964]]. The other countries to have hosted the Summer Olympics are [[Belgium at the Olympics|Belgium]], [[Brazil at the Olympics|Brazil]], [[Canada at the Olympics|Canada]], [[China at the Olympics|China]], [[Finland at the Olympics|Finland]], [[Italy at the Olympics|Italy]], [[Mexico at the Olympics|Mexico]], [[Netherlands at the Olympics|Netherlands]], [[South Korea at the Olympics|South Korea]], [[Soviet Union at the Olympics|Soviet Union]], [[Spain at the Olympics|Spain]], and [[Sweden at the Olympics|Sweden]], with each of these countries having hosted the Summer Games on one occasion.

[[Asia]] has hosted the Summer Olympics four times: in Tokyo ([[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] and [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]), [[Seoul]] ([[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]), and [[Beijing]] ([[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]).

The [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, were the first Summer Olympics to be held in [[South America]] and the first that was held completely during the local "[[winter]]" season. The only two countries in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] to have hosted the Summer Olympics have been Australia ([[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]], [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]], and upcoming [[2032 Summer Olympics|2032]]) and Brazil ([[2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]), with [[Africa]] having yet to host any Summer Olympics.

[[Stockholm]], Sweden, has hosted events at two Summer Olympics, having been sole host of the [[1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Games]], and hosting the [[Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics|equestrian events]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] (which they are credited as jointly hosting with [[Melbourne]], Australia).<ref name=Games1956/> [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands, has also hosted events at two Summer Olympic Games, having been sole host of the [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Games]] and previously hosting two of the [[Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics|sailing races]] at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]]. At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], [[Hong Kong]] provided the venues for the [[Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics|equestrian events]], which took place in [[Sha Tin New Town|Sha Tin]] and [[Kwu Tung]].

Hosting the Games requires and speeds up big investments in city infrastructure.<ref name=jrs>{{Cite journal |last=Short |first=John R. |date=December 2008 |title=Globalization, cities and the Summer Olympics |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13604810802478888 |journal=City |language=en |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=321–340 |doi=10.1080/13604810802478888 |issn=1360-4813}}</ref> The Games now play a key role in city leaders' plans to strengthen their cities' global integration and economic competitiveness.<ref name=jrs/>