Overview

• On August 8, 2025 four BUND Landesverbände in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Rhein-Ruhr publicly announced their unified opposition to any German bid for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games between 2036 and 2044
• The associations warn that Olympic budgets typically exceed projections by 200–300 percent, leading to austerity measures that could cut climate protection and other public services
• Sabine Sommer of BUND Hamburg criticized ‘Green Olympia’ claims, highlighting risks from untested Hyperloop links to Kiel, increased land consumption and unclear carbon footprints
• Gabi Jung of BUND Berlin said Berlin’s chronic infrastructure funding gaps would worsen if billions were diverted to an Olympic project
• The Deutscher Olympische Sportbund will issue bid guidelines in December, followed by state referendums in 2026 and a final selection of Germany’s candidate in autumn 2026