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Munich has been selected ahead of the Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr region by the German Olympic Committee (DOSB) as part of a bid to host the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Olympic Games.
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Munich → select → Games
The decision was announced by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday in the southwestern spa town of Baden-Baden.
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decision → announce → Baden
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Launched as a race between four candidates, the DOSB was given a choice between two after Berlin withdrew on Thursday and Hamburg’s withdrawal in May.
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Berlin → boycott → May
“We’re thinking about all of Germany,” Bavarian state premier Markus Soeder said on stage after Munich’s successful bid was announced.
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bid → think → stage
“The Cologne bid made things really tough for us and pretty tense until the end.
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things → make → end
“I want that we work jointly to bring the games to Germany.
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we → want → Germany
It is a chance at something historic, and we want to give everything to present ourselves as a united country – from north to south and from east to west.
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we → want → west
“That’s our goal and what we’re working towards.
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we → ’ → what
The Munich bid centres on the Olympic Park in the north of the city.
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bid → centre → city
Built for the 1972 Games, it has undergone extensive renovations in recent years.
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it → build → years
In a statement issued moments after the announcement, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz congratulated Munich.
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Merz → issue → Munich
“Germany has an Olympic candidate.
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Germany → have → candidate
Munich will enter the race on our behalf, and I warmly congratulate the state capital and the Free State of Bavaria on this,” he said.
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he → enter → this
“Now, together with our Olympic candidate, we eagerly look forward to this major event …
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we → look → event
In order to shore up support for the bid, Munich held a referendum in late 2025.
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Munich → shore → 2025
Almost two-thirds (66.4 percent) of voters cast their ballot in support of hosting the Games, on a turnout of 44 percent.
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thirds → cast → percent
The positive result was a stark contrast to previous Olympic referenda, with votes to host the 2022 Winter Games in Munich or the 2024 Summer Games in Hamburg failing to win support.
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votes → host → support
Hamburg’s hopes to be chosen as a potential host city by the DOSB for the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Games were undermined by a negative public consultation, while another hopeful, Berlin, decided against holding a referendum.
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hopeful → choose → referendum
The DOSB is set to begin a “continuous dialogue” process with the IOC in the run-up to a shortlisting process in March 2027.
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DOSB → set → March
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will designate one or more preferred hosts in late 2028, with an eventual bid to be selected by the IOC in mid 2029.
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Committee → designate → 2029
Since the last time the Summer Games were on German soil in 1972, Germany has launched seven unsuccessful bids to again play host.
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Germany → launch → host
If the bid is successfully chosen by the IOC, it will be the third time Germany has hosted the Olympics.
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Germany → choose → Olympics
Berlin hosted the Games in 1936 with Germany then under Nazi leadership, while Munich played host to the 1972 Games, then as part of West Germany.
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Munich → host → Germany
The 1972 edition in Munich was marred by the attack on the Israeli delegation in the Olympic Village, which resulted in the deaths of 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team.
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which → mar → team
The only other Games held on German soil were the 1936 Winter Games, held in the southern town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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Games → hold → Partenkirchen
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