<Ul> <Li> IOC </Li> <Li> KOC </Li> <Li> SLOOC </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (Korean: 서울 하계 올림픽;--夏季---; Seoul Hagye Ollimpik; (sʌ. ul ha. ɡje ol. lim. phik̚)), were an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea . They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan . Seoul is the largest city to host the Summer Olympics, a title soon to be turned over to Tokyo in 2020 . </P> <P> In the Seoul Games, 159 nations were represented by a total of 8,391 athletes: 6,197 men and 2,194 women . 263 events were held and 27,221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics . 11,331 media (4,978 written press and 6,353 broadcasters) showed the Games all over the world . </P>

In what city did the 1988 olympics take place