The
2018 Winter Paralympics , officially known as the
XII Paralympic Winter Games, will be held in
Pyeongchang,
South Korea, and is an international
winter sports athletic event that has yet to be organized by the
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) from 9 to 18 March 2018. The
International Olympic Committee (IOC), received three bids on October 15, 2009. The cities of
Annecy,
France in the French Alps, and
Munich, Germany (host of the
1972 Summer Olympics), were also vying for the hosting rights to the 2018 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. All three applicants were selected as Candidate cities on June 22, 2010. The winning bid was announced on July 6, 2011 at the 123rd IOC Session in
Durban,
South Africa.