The
1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the
Games of the XXIV Olympiad , were an international
multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in
Seoul,
South Korea, and which two years before, Seoul celebrate the 10th Asian Games. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the
1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. It was also the first Olympic Games to be held in mainland Asia and the fourth Olympic Games to be held in autumn. The 1988 Games were the second to be held in a
developing country, after the 1968 Games in Mexico (South Korea was still considered a developing country at the time of the games).