2036 Olympic Summer Games

Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the trophy presented by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, as The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani looks on after the World Cup final soccer between Argentina and France in 2022. Qatar is bidding to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games on the heels of its hosting the World Cup. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Emir of Qatar Promotes 2036 Olympic Bid During United Nations Address

The United Nations General Assembly in New York City is usually but not always a staid affair full of speeches that focus on politics, the environment, the state of affairs of the world — but seldom is sports as openly discussed as this year by the Emir of Qatar, giving a hint to what could […]

Posted On : October 7, 2025 By : Matt Traub

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A man is seen through the Olympic rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo on March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Qatar Creates Bid Committee With Eye on Hosting 2036 Olympic Games

The Qatar Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced the creation of a bid committee for the 2036 Olympics and Paralympic Games, which would come 14 years after it staged the World Cup. It’s the latest attempt by the Middle Eastern country to host the Summer Games, after Doha was overlooked by the International Olympic Committee in […]

Posted On : July 23, 2025 By : Matt Traub

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2021 file photo, the Olympic Stadium is illuminated as the sun sets after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and RB Leipzig in Berlin, Germany. Scars of World War II and relics from its Nazi past are preserved at Berlin's Olympiastadion. When Spain plays England in the European Championship final, they will be playing in a stadium that doesn't hide it was built by the Nazis for the 1936 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

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Berlin Wants to Host Olympics as 100th Anniversary of 1936 Games Looms

Berlin is planning to bid to host the Olympic Summer Games for the second time, potentially for 2036 in what would be a candidacy fraught with history. Berlin sports minister Iris Spranger on Tuesday said the city wants to put on a sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044, by refurbishing existing […]

Posted On : May 27, 2025 By : Matt Traub

Flag bearers are seen during the closing ceremony of the second European Games in Minsk, Belarus, in 2019. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Istanbul to Host 2027 European Games

Istanbul and the European Olympic Committee signed the host city contract for the Turkish capital to host the 2027 European Games, giving the city a chance to show it can stage an international multi-sports event as it eyes the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. The European Olympic Committees picked Instanbul as host in March […]

Posted On : March 3, 2025 By : Matt Traub

Athletes gather in the University City Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony on October 12, 1968, for the Summer Games in Mexico City. The 72,000-capacity venue opened in 1952 and was used for the 1955 Pan-American Games, 1986 FIFA World Cup and the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games and remains active as a soccer stadium. (AP File Photo)

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Mexico Submits Formal Bid for 2036 Summer Olympics

The Mexican Olympic Committee has submitted a formal bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, the governing body announced on Friday after visiting with the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Mexican Olympic Committee President Maria Jose Alcala met with IOC President Thomas Bach. The bid […]

Posted On : March 25, 2023 By : Matt Traub

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Bid Process Heats Up For 2036 Olympic Summer Games

Although 14 years away, the 2036 Olympic Summer Games are receiving a lot of attention. At the Association of National Olympic Committees meeting in Seoul, South Korea, the International Olympic Committee revealed it is in talks with 10 potential candidates to host the future Summer Games. Interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics has been expressed […]

Posted On : October 21, 2022 By : Justin Shaw

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Another Country Enters 2036 Summer Olympic Bid Race

Another previous host of the Olympic Summer Games has shown interest in hosting a future Games, with the Mexican Olympic Committee beginning discussions with the International Olympic Committee over the possibility of a bid for 2036. Mexico City was the host in 1968 and will be one of three cities in Mexico to host matches […]

Posted On : August 25, 2022 By : Matt Traub

A man is seen through the Olympic rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo on March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Multiple Countries Already Preparing 2036 Olympic Bids

While the International Olympic Committee’s immediate focus this year will be deciding which city it selects for targeted dialogue for the 2030 Winter Games, two countries have already been making noise about the next open Summer Games as potential hosts in 2036. Istanbul, a serial bidder for the Olympics that has tried for five of […]

Posted On : August 15, 2022 By : Matt Traub

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Ukraine Enters Race for Future Olympic Winter Games

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will send officials to the International Olympic Committee’s headquarters in Switzerland to begin a dialogue about hosting a future Olympic Winter Games after IOC President Thomas Bach visited Kyiv over the weekend. “The big dream is the Olympic Games in Ukraine,” said Zelenskyy. “And I really believe in it. […]

Posted On : September 13, 2021 By : Matt Traub