Summer Olympics

Germany has selected Munich as its candidate city to bid for hosting the Olympic Games. The decision makes Munich the city that will represent Germany in the international competition to become an Olympic host, reviving the city's connection to the Games decades after it staged the 1972 Summer Olympics.

The German Olympic Committee has named Munich as its chosen bid city, moving Germany a step closer to a future Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Bavarian capital, which hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, now emerges as the country's candidate to pursue hosting duties, with details of the bid and potential Games year expected to be outlined in the coming period.

Munich was selected on Saturday ahead of the Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr region as the German candidate city in a national bid to host the Summer Olympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044. It would be a return of the Olympics to Munich, which hosted the 1972 Summer Games. Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr lost out in the domestic selection, with a final international decision still to come.

Germany has selected Munich as its candidate city to host a future Summer Olympic Games. The decision puts Munich, which hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, forward as Germany's choice for a bid, though which Games edition the city will target and the strength of its prospects remain to be confirmed.

Germany has selected Munich as its candidate city to host the Summer Olympics, targeting the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Games. The decision means Munich, which staged the 1972 Olympics, would lead Germany's bid when the International Olympic Committee awards the host role for those editions. The move puts Germany back in contention to host the Games for the first time since 1972.

Munich has been selected as Germany's candidate city to host the Olympic Games, with the bid targeting 2036, 2040 or 2044. The decision means the Bavarian capital, which hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, will represent Germany in the international race for one of the three upcoming editions of the Games.