<P> National Olympic Committees select from within their national territory cities to put forward bids to host an Olympic Games . The staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid . Since the creation of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) in 1894 , which successfully appropriated the name of the Ancient Greek Olympics to create a modern sporting event , interested cities have rivalled for selection as host of the Summer or Winter Olympic Games . </P>
<P> National Olympic Committees select from within their national territory cities to put forward bids to host an Olympic Games . The staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid . Since the creation of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) in 1894 , which successfully appropriated the name of the Ancient Greek Olympics to create a modern sporting event , interested cities have rivalled for selection as host of the Summer or Winter Olympic Games . </P>
who chooses where the olympics will be held
who chooses where the olympics will be held
International Olympic Committee ( IOC )
International Olympic Committee ( IOC )