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Appointed on 17 October at the session held in Lausanne from 12 to 18 October 1986, the city of Barcelona was in competition with cities such as Paris. For the first time, the Games will be held in Spain, with the President of the I.O.C. H.E. Juan Antonio Samaranch.

Dates: July 25 - august 9, 1992 N.O.C. participants: 169 Number of sports: 28 Number of contests: 257 Number of athletes: 9356 Men: 6652 Women: 2704 Volonteers: 34548 Media: 13082 Opening: The King Juan Carlos I Oath: Luis Doreste Blanco Oath juges: Eugeni Asencio Number of torch bearer: 0 Last torch bearer: Antonio Rebollo Bids towns: Amsterdam (NED), Belgrade (YUG), Birmingham (GBR), Brisbane (AUS), Paris (FRA)