The City of Seoul: Seoul is the capital city of South Korea . The city is located in the northwest of Korea on the river Han . Ancient Korean word " Seorabeo l" or " Seobeol ", which means " capital city ", is the root of the name of Seoul . Seou l is the largest city of South Korea . This is also one of the most populous cities in the world . Changdokkung Palace, Chongmyo Shrine, The Museum of Modern Arts, Toksukung Palace, the Great South Gate (Namdaemun), Pagoda Park (Tapkol Park), Kyongbokkung Palace, Namsan Mountain, East Gate (Dongdaemun) Market, Pukansan National Park, Hoam Art Museum are some major landmarks in Seoul , the capital of South Korea.
The Twenty-fourth Modern Olympics: The 1988 Summer Olympics were officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad . The Summer Games were held in Seoul , the capital city of South Korea in the year 1988 .
Venue: The twenty-fourth Summer Games were held in the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul , the capital city of South Korea in the year 1988. Jamsil Olympic Stadium was designed by Kim Soo-geun . The stadium is located at the centre of the Jamsil Sports Complex . It is in the Songpa-gu District in the southeast of the city and to the south of the Han River . Jamsil Olympic Stadium was built for the 1988 Summer Games.
Participants: 8465 competitors from 159 countries took part in the twenty-fourth Summer Games , in the year 1988. The participating countries were Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua, Angola, Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkona Faso, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central Africa, Chad, Chile, China Republic, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Congo People Republic, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany Democratic Republic, Germany Federal Republic, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordon, Kenya, Korea people Republic, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, St. Vincent & Gr., American Samoa, Western Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Singapore, Spain, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, U.S.S.R., U.S.A.,US Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen Arab republic, Yemen Democratic republic, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Events: There were 263 events in 27 sports in the twenty-fourth Summer Games in 1988 . Medals were awarded for archery , athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling and yachting.
Medal Count: U.S.S.R. won 132 medals in total ( 55 gold, 31 silver and 46 bronze medals) and became the winner of the twenty-fourth Summer Games . United States won 94 medals in total with 36 gold medals. Korea , the host country won 33 medals in total with 12 gold medals.
A Brief Description of the Twenty-fourth Olympiad: The Twenty-fourth Summer Games were held from 17 th September to 2 nd October in the year 1988 in Seoul , the capital city of South Korea. The Games were officially opened by Roh Taewoo . The athletes uttered Olympic oath led by Hur Jae. Judges took Olympic oath led by Lee Harkae . In the stadium, the Olympic Flame was lit by Sohn Kee-Chung, Chung Sunman, Kim Woutak and Sohn Mi-Chung.
