Pyeongchang of South Korea won the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics on Wednesday with a crushing victory in the vote by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over rivals Munich of Germany and France's Annecy.
IOC President Jacques Rogge announced Pyeongchang's victory at the IOC's session in Durban after just one round of voting.
Pyeongchang polled 63 votes to 25 for Munich and a mere seven for Annecy, a totally unexpected margin of victory.
It will be the first time a Korean city has staged the Winter Games and only the third time it will have been held in Asia.
"This is one of the happiest days for our country, our people and millions of youth dreaming of winter sport," Pyeongchang bid chief Cho Yang-ho told Reuters seconds after the announcement. "We have been waiting a long time for this."
The Pyeongchang delegation in Durban cheered and chanted "Korea, Korea" after Rogge announced the verdict.
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