Host Cities
| Year | No. | City | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | I | Beijing, China | October |
| 2012 | II | Lille, France | August |
| 2016 | III | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | TBD |
According to plan, the Games would convene sometime after the Summer Olympics (and Paralympics) in the same city or at least the same country, using some of the same facilities. The inaugural Games did use the Olympic Village in Beijing about two months after the Olympics and one month after the Paralympics. Already in 2012 the plan failed, however, as Lille was finally chosen as host while the two Olympic events were held in London, Great Britain.
For 2016, the Olympic host Brazil early on expressed an interest in hosting the third WMSG.At the closing ceremony of the 2012 games, Rio de Janeiro was indeed announced as hosts for the 2016 event.
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