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Germany Munich Summer Olympic Games bid 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 26
SEP 26 · Day 1
Germany selects Munich for Summer Olympic Games bid
Previous referenda to host the 2022 Winter Games in Munich and the 2024 Summer Games in Hamburg failed to win support.
The decision was announced by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday in Baden-Baden.
The DOSB is set to begin a continuous dialogue process with the IOC ahead of a shortlisting process in March 2027.
“I want that we work jointly to bring the games to Germany. It is a chance at something historic, and we want to give everything to present ourselves as a united country – from north to south and from east to west.”
MARKUS SOEDER
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