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Von Florian Pütz
26.09.2026, 14.13 Uhr

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has selected Munich and its sailing partner Kiel as the official German candidate for future Summer Olympics. The vote was 91 to 50 against the competition from Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr.
After Munich prevailed against Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr in the internal selection process, North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst pledged his full support for the German Olympic project in order to bring the games to Germany.
Munich prevailed against Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr as the German candidate for an Olympic bid with 91 votes to 50. The decision was announced by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in Baden-Baden.
Munich is the official German candidate to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044. After a positive referendum and an evaluation process, the city prevailed over competitors such as Hamburg and Berlin.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced in Baden-Baden that Munich had been selected as a national candidate for the Olympic Games. The decision was narrowly against the competition from the Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr region.
The DOSB has selected Munich as the German applicant for future summer games. This means that the Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr concept, which envisaged the Markkleeberg canoe park as the venue, is being ruled out. Leipzig and Markkleeberg are still sticking to their sports facility investments.