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IOC sets target to elect 2036 Olympics host in 2029 under new bid process

Regions hoping to host in 2036 need to discuss plans with the IOC before March 2027 when the Executive Board…

June 24, 2026
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  • IOC sets target to elect 2036 Olympics host in 2029 under new bid process
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IOC Future Host Commission Chair Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović presents timeline for selecting 2036 Olympic host (IOC/YouTube screen capture)

New stage set to be added to Olympic bid process designed to address stakeholder feedback and increase transparency

IOC President Kirsty Coventry at IOC Executive Board Meeting in Lausanne May 6, 2026 (Photo: IOC/Christophe Moratal)

Hamburg’s Olympic bid scuppered again as lost referendum eliminates city from Germany’s plans

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Referendum reveals roughly two-thirds support Cologne Rhine Ruhr Olympic bid allowing project to move forward for 2036, 2040 or 2044

An estimated 1.4 million people - 32 percent of the population - participated in the vote with 16 of the…

April 19, 2026
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  • Referendum reveals roughly two-thirds support Cologne Rhine Ruhr Olympic bid allowing project to move forward for 2036, 2040 or 2044
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Poster promoting Olympic bid referendum with message "The movement Germany needs now" (Photo ©DOSB)

South Korea’s 2036 Olympic bid from North Jeolla to include at least 8 sports in Seoul

Up to eight sports could be staged in the capital including athletics, handball, tennis, gymnastics, volleyball, track cycling and some…

November 14, 2025
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South African government approves bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games and launch of continuous dialogue with IOC

No city has been named, but if successful South Africa could host the first-ever Olympiad in Africa

November 13, 2025
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  • South African government approves bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games and launch of continuous dialogue with IOC
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South African sport minister Gayton McKenzie meets with IOC President Thomas Bach and the Future Host Commission in Lausanne, Switzerland November 22, 2024 (© Gayton McKenzie/X)

Record voter turnout propels Munich to a rare referendum win for Germany’s Olympic bid with 66.4% voting ‘yes’

Hamburg has planned a referendum May 31 and Rhine-Ruhr residents could head to the ballot boxes on April 19. No…

October 26, 2025
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  • Record voter turnout propels Munich to a rare referendum win for Germany’s Olympic bid with 66.4% voting ‘yes’
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IOC rejects Indonesia’s 2036 Olympic bid amid government ban on Israeli athletes at World Gymnastics Championships

IOC ended formal dialogue as Nusantara was to join bids from Ahmadabad in India, Doha in Qatar and North Jeolla…

October 22, 2025
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  • IOC rejects Indonesia’s 2036 Olympic bid amid government ban on Israeli athletes at World Gymnastics Championships
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IOC President Kirsty Coventry at her first Executive Board meeting following election - in Lausanne June 25, 2025 (Photo: IOC/Quinton Meyer)

Emir of Qatar touts Doha’s 2036 Olympic bid to UN describing the Games as “a platform for promoting peace and understanding”

Doha has joined Ahmedabad in India as those nations that have formalized campaigns

October 3, 2025
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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addressing the United Nations General Assembly September 23, 2025 (UN video capture)

Germany’s Olympic bid has “long way to go” as Munich prepares for October 26 referendum. What happens next?

Germany continues to move forward after last year narrowing its field of host candidates to Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and the…

September 12, 2025
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