Olympics: Germany picks Munich for Summer Games bid
Since the last time the Summer Games were on German soil in 1972, Germany has launched seven unsuccessful bids to host.
Munich has been selected ahead of the Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr region by the German Olympic Committee (DOSB) as part of a bid to host the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Olympic Games.
The decision was announced by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday in the southwestern 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.
In order to shore up support for the bid, Munich held a referendum in late 2025. Almost two-thirds (66.4 percent) of voters cast their ballot in support of hosting the Games, on a turnout of 44 percent.