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Munich Picked as Germany's Candidate to Host Future Summer Olympics
Germany's Olympic Committee has chosen Munich over rival cities as the country's candidate to bid for a future Summer Olympics.
Analysis deskEditor Andersson Iyke
6 outlets, 5 regionsWhat happened
The German Olympic Committee has selected Munich as the country's candidate city to bid for a future Summer Olympics, for the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Games.2345
The selection process began as a race among four cities, but narrowed to two after Hamburg withdrew in May and Berlin withdrew on Thursday.12
Munich ultimately beat the Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr region in the national selection.345
Key points
- Munich has been selected as Germany's candidate city to bid for a future Summer Olympics, for the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Games.12345
- Berlin withdrew from the selection race on Thursday, after Hamburg had already pulled out earlier (in May).12
- Munich beat out the Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr region in the national selection process.345
- This would be the first Olympics held in Germany since the 1972 Munich Games.36
What the coverage leaves out
- None of the outlets reviewed reported when a final decision on which Games year (2036, 2040 or 2044) Germany will target, or when an international bid would be submitted.
- None of the outlets reviewed detailed the criteria used by the German Olympic Committee to select Munich over the other candidate cities.
- None of the outlets reviewed reported reactions from officials in the losing candidate cities (Berlin, Hamburg, or Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr).
Why it matters
Sources (6)
Every outlet we drew on, grouped by where it is based. Read the originals for the full reporting.
Europe
- 2Deutsche WelleDEPublic broadcaster
Middle East & Turkey
- 3The Times of IsraelILPrivate
Germany selects Munich for Olympics bid; would be first in country since disastrous 1972 Games
- 6Al Jazeera EnglishQAState-controlled
South Asia
- 4The Express TribunePKPrivate
East Asia
- 1The Japan TimesJPPrivate
Southeast Asia
- 5CNASGState-controlled