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 selected Munich as its preferred bid city for a future Olympic Games. The decision puts the Bavarian capital forward as Germany's candidate, and it is likely to prompt discussion about funding, public support and the city's existing sports infrastructure. Munich previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1972.

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.

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.