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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted the French Alps as the hosting location of the XXVI Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2030.
It also elected Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 as Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games host.
France, host of the 2024 Summer Olympics, to kick start on Friday, had organized previous Winter Olympics editions: Chamonix in 1924, Grenoble in 1968, and Albertville in 1992.