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PyeongChang 2018; 23rd Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics are going to be held in South Korean city of PyeongChang. Thus this winter Olympic is also known as PyeongChang 2018. The events also known as PyeongChang 2018. The events up to 25th of February 2018. This year the winter Olympics will be bigger peninsula, the participants have already started to arrive in the city for the participation in various events. So we would like to share a few highlights with you-

1.This is the 23th edition of Winter Olympics.
2.South Korea will be hosting Winter Olympics for the first time. It also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1988.
3.A total of 102 events will be held in this Olympic.
4.Total no of 2952 athletes will participating.
5.Total of 92 nations will be participating in the Winter Olympics.
PyeongChang 2018

6.In this Olympics Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysian, Nigeria and Singapore will be making their debut.
7.The motto of 2018 Winter Olympics is "Passion Connected".
8.Due to suspension of Russian Olympic Committee, a total of 169 Russian athletes would compete under the Olympic Flag as "Olympic Athlete from Russia."
9.For the Women's Ice Hockey, North Korea and South Korea will be unified as a team and play together.
10.The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia.
11.The 2022 Winter Olympics will take place in Beijing, China.
12.A total of about 35,000 spectators are expected to be present during the opening ceremony.
13.As it is very cold, each spectator will be given a rain coat, a small blanket, a winter cap, heating packs for hands and feet and heating pad to sit on.
14.A temperature as low as -15 degree Celsius is expected during the games.
15.Health Security alert has been issued after the breakout of norovirus in PyeongChang.

But whatever issues happen, we wish the athletes all the best for their sports. With this we hope that a message of peace and harmony will be sent in the world.

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