Overview

• Berlin presented its concept-stage 'Berlin+' bid to the DOSB on May 27, 2025, proposing to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044.
• The plan, backed by Brandenburg, Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein, relies on sustainable use of existing venues such as Olympiastadion and Tempelhof airport.
• The bid emphasizes the centenary of the 1936 Berlin Games under Nazi rule to showcase the city’s transformation since then.
• An initiative called NOlympia Berlin is gathering signatures to force a referendum on hosting the Games.
• Berlin’s proposal competes domestically with Munich, Hamburg and a Rhine-Ruhr bid as well as internationally with India’s 2036 candidacy.