Germany’s bid for the 2036 Olympic Games, with Munich as the host city, faces competition from six other countries.
‘Strategic Dialogue’
‘kicker’ stated that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has named Qatar, India, South Korea, Hungary, Türkiye, and South Africa as the additional candidates. Next March, the IOC will decide which of the applicants will advance to the second phase of the bidding process, the so-called ‘Strategic Dialogue’. The host city for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be selected at a General Assembly in mid-2029.
The 2036 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXVI Olympiad, is a future international multisport event. This edition celebrates the centennial of the Olympic torch relay, a tradition that began in 1936. The host city will be selected in mid-2029.
The 2036 Paralympic Games will be the 18th Summer Paralympic Games, an international multisport event for the athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments, held alongside the 2036 Summer Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the international, non-Governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas it is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
‘Targeted Dialog’
‘kicker’ further stated that before that the IOC aims to agree in December 2028 on a “selected number” of preferred host cities that will be shortlisted through a “targeted dialog”. The further applicants can express their concrete interest until the end of October after which the candidate list for 2036 will be finalized. In November, all the interested parties will then present their plans to the IOC Selection Commission.
The German application is also valid for 2040 and 2044.
National Bidding Process
Munich prevailed over the Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr project (a regional, multicity bid by Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia State to host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games [targeted for 2036, 2040, or 2044]) in the national bidding process. Hamburg’s plans were rejected in a citizens’ referendum. Berlin withdrew its candidacy shortly before the German Olympic Sports Confederation’s (DOSB) decision because the Olympic proponents in the Senate had been voted out of office in the House of Representatives election.
Frankfurt (Germany)-based the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) is the non-Governmental umbrella organization for all of German sports and serves as Germany’s National Olympic Committee (NOC).
Strong Bid
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) submitted Germany’s bid for the 2036, 2040, or 2044 Games to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Should the 2036 Olympics be awarded to one of the Asian candidates Munich would automatically be included as the DOSB’s bidder for the two subsequent Games. The goal is to secure a strong bid if the IOC awards the Games to Europe again.
Risky Choice
Qatar was long considered a strong candidate but the war with Iran makes the region a potentially risky choice at present. Recently, doubts have arisen regarding India’s plans for the megacity of Ahmedabad, specifically whether the financing and implementation of the plans by 2036 are secured.
What’s Next for Munich?
Among Munich’s European rivals the Turkish Metropolis of Istanbul has already made several unsuccessful attempts to host the Olympics. Hungary, with its capital Budapest, has also long expressed interest in hosting the Summer Games, but, since the ouster of the former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, its efforts have become less prominent. Madrid (Spain) was also recently considered a possible candidate but, for the time being, it does not appear on the IOC’s list.
Financial Guarantees
Munich and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) must now submit detailed plans and financial guarantees to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) before the preliminary selection process is scheduled to conclude in March 2027. The organizers of Munich’s bid recently estimated the cost of hosting the Olympics at around 10 billion euros. Of this, five billion euros for the organization itself would be covered primarily by ticket sales. The remaining costs would be for the infrastructure projects.
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