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Where will the next Olympic Games be held in 2012?

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The city that follows Beijing 2008 in the list of Summer Olympic hosts, and the only one to host three times.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • Tokyo
  • Berlin
  • London
  • Toronto
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

The exam was held in 2012, and the Summer Olympics of that year were still a few months away. The task is to name the host city. Run through the four cities.

  1. Tokyo: Tokyo hosted the Summer Games in 1964 and was awarded the 2020 edition in September 2013. In 2012 it was only a bidding city, not the host.
  2. Berlin: Berlin's only Olympics were the 1936 Games. Germany's later Summer Olympics were in Munich in 1972, so Berlin is out.
  3. London: The IOC session in Singapore in July 2005 gave the 2012 Games to London, which edged out Paris 54 votes to 50 in the last round. The Games ran from 27 July to 12 August 2012 around the new Olympic Park at Stratford. London thus became the only city to stage the Summer Olympics three times, having also hosted in 1908 and 1948.
  4. Toronto: Toronto has bid for the Olympics more than once but has never won them. Canada's Olympic hosts have been Montreal in 1976 and the winter hosts Calgary and Vancouver.

London is the only city that fits, so option (C) is correct.

Let's summarize:

  • Recent Summer Olympic hosts: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016.
  • London won the 2012 hosting rights in 2005 and became a three time Summer Games host.

So the 2012 Olympic Games took place in London.

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