The session came just days after the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) held an extraordinary members’ meeting in Baden-Baden. There, delegates decided to put Munich forward as Germany’s candidate to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044, pitching the city to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
DOSB board chairman Otto Fricke laid out the road ahead for the committee. Under the so-called “Strategic Dialogue,” the IOC plans to invite a handful of promising bidders in spring 2027 — after review and evaluation by the Future Host Commission — so they can refine their concepts. The “Targeted Dialogue” with one or more bidders is set for 2028, before the IOC Session in 2029 decides who hosts the 2036 Games. Fricke stressed it was important “that sport and politics act on an equal footing, while respecting autonomy.”
Idriss Gonschinska, board chairman of the German Disabled Sports Association (DBS), demanded that the Paralympic perspective be made binding in all planning “from the very start.” Accessibility, mobility and participation, he said, must not be tacked on at the end as an afterthought. Munich’s Lord Mayor Dominik Krause said the city was already working on the bid’s organizational structure and starting infrastructure planning. “We can’t wait until 2029 — we have to start now on planning an Olympic Village, the sports venues and the public transport network,” Krause said.
Sports State Minister Raue called the decision for Munich a first milestone. “As a former athlete, I can tell you: the real work starts now,” said the two-time Olympic canoeing champion. He pledged on behalf of the federal government and the Chancellor: “We stand firmly behind the DOSB and Munich’s bid.” At the same time, he urged committee members to champion the bid in parliament, in their constituencies and nationally and internationally.
Source: Deutscher Bundestag
