Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior and SportNancy Faeser signed the country’s application for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday. The declaration was closely coordinated between the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), the city of Berlin (potential host city) as well as the cities of Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich and the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.
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“We want our German athletes to play at home again…. We want to use the great opportunities that the Olympic Games offer for our cohesion, for our economy and for sport. We want to use the best stadiums and sports facilities we have. Instead of building new ones at great cost, we are focusing on sustainability,” Faeser said.
Although the federal government is leaning towards 2040 for the Olympic Games in Germany 50 years after German reunification, the DOSB has not yet decided on a specific year. The IOC will start the application process in 2025.
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Torsten Burmester, Chairman of the Board of the DOSB, said: “The federal government’s financial commitment to a German Olympic bid is an important signal. A large part of the funds will be used to continue the dialogue process and participatory measures, as the permanent involvement of society in the development of a concept is equally important for the federal government and the DOSB. A bid can only be successful if it has the support of broad sections of the population.
The #Paris2024 Olympic Games are about to kick off! 🚀 Meanwhile, Germany is looking toward the future and gearing up to apply to host the Summer #Olympics and #Paralympics in 2040. Congrats to the US for winning the bid to host the 2034 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City! pic.twitter.com/iD8b4wPWS1
— German Embassy (@GermanyinUSA) July 26, 2024
In addition, during the Olympic Games in Paris, DOSB will also present the “Stop the Clock” campaign, which recounts the emotional German Olympic moments since the last Games in Germany, in Munich in 1972.
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Germany has already been the scene of major competitions: less than a month ago, the European Championship of football was held there, which was won by Spain. It has also hosted the Men’s Handball World Championships in 2019, the Road Cycling World Championships in 2021, the Fencing World Cup in 2023 and the Triathlon World Championships in 2023.
It has also hosted several football Champions League (men) finals, such as the one in 2020, which, due to COVID, was played in a reduced format, bringing together the eight best teams in Europe.
