Germany Selects Munich for Olympics Host Bid
The German Olympic Sports Confederation chose Munich after Berlin withdrew, setting up a bid for the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Summer Games.
- On Saturday, The German Olympic Sports Confederation selected Munich as Germany's representative to bid for at least the next three Olympic Summer Games.
- Berlin withdrew from contention on Thursday following recent elections, leaving Munich and the Cologne-led Rhine-Ruhr bid as the final two competitors.
- Having hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich enters this campaign with prior experience despite unsuccessful bids for the 2018 and 2022 Winter Games.
- Sports Minister Ronald Rauhe voiced support on Friday for a 2040 Games bid, citing the 50th anniversary of German reunification as symbolic timing.
- The Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr region projected selling 17.6 million tickets, a record for the Olympic Games, as the competing bid demonstrated its scale to organizers.
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Munich will be the German bid to host the Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044. The city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1972.
Germany is entering the international race with Munich for the Olympic Games of 2036, 2040 or 2044.
Munich is the candidate for a German application for the Summer Olympics and the Paralympics for 2036, 2040 or 2044. The Bavarian state capital prevailed at the extraordinary general meeting of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in duel with Cologne-Rhein-Ruhr. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced this at the side of DOSB CEO Thomas Weikert. The application was "a huge opportunity for all of Germany", Steinmeier said.
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The Local - DeGermany selects Munich for Olympics host bid
The decision was announced by German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the south-western spa town of Baden-Baden. 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. "We're thinking about all of Germany," Bavarian state premier Markus Soeder said on stage after the announcement of Munich's successful bid. "The Cologne bid made things really t…
Winnipeg Free Press
Munich picked for Germany's bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044
BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AP) — Munich will bid to bring the Olympics back to Germany for the first time in more than 60 years after seeing off a rival bid from Cologne to become the focus of the country's push to host a Summer Games.
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