Leipzig Presents Olympic Plans with Berlin on 27 May

Leipzig, together with Berlin, intends to apply for the 2040 Olympic Games, with a strong investment in the Sports Forum. Leipzig City Council has now decided on concrete plans.

Berlin (dpa) – Berlin, together with Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, wants to bring Olympic Games and Paralympics to Germany. The application will be presented on Tuesday (14.00 a.m.) at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. It is not certain which year the concept will be entitled "Berlin+". The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB), to which the application will be submitted, wants to do so depending on the decision…

Berlin's politics is just about to put a big thing bad in the sand again. Wanting to bring Olympia to the capital without seriously involving the population: This is not possible and cannot be communicated to anyone, says Sebastian Schöbel.

Leipzig – The trade fair city wants to go high: Leipzig will present its plans for an application for the 2040 Olympic Games together with Berlin on 27 May 2025. Mayor Burkhard Jung (SPD) announced this during a meeting of the Leipzig City Council. The focus will be on the comprehensive conversion of the stadium environment at the Red Bull Arena. The city council has approved a corresponding framework plan. This plan envisages the construction o…

The last Olympic Games in Germany took place in 1972 in Munich. More than 60 years later it could be that time again. Saxony is also to become the venue.

According to the DOSB, the Olympic Games are to return to Germany. The capital and its partners announce their application.