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Olympics: Germany picks Munich for Summer Games bid

Al Jazeera English2 months agoFactual

Germany's Olympic committee selected Munich over the Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr region as its candidate to host the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Summer Games, with the decision announced by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Baden-Baden. Munich's bid, centered on the Olympic Park built for the 1972 Games, was bolstered by a 2025 referendum in which 66.4 percent of voters backed hosting. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder welcomed the choice, with Soeder calling for a united national effort to bring the Games to Germany.

BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 26: Members of the Munich delegation celebrate on stage at after Munich was selected as Germany’s candidate for a future Olympic bid during the extraordinary German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) general assembly at Kurhaus Baden-Baden on September 26, 2026 in Baden-Baden, Germany. At the DOSB's extraordinary general assembly, delegates will be able to vote on bids for either Munich or the KölnRheinRuhr region to compete to host the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Olympi

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