Overview

• Coventry has established a working group to reassess the timing, member involvement and criteria for selecting future Olympic host cities.
• A second panel will develop new rules to protect women’s competition categories after backlash over the eligibility of certain boxers at the Paris Games.
• IOC members gave overwhelming support to pausing the existing host city process to allow for a comprehensive review.
• The current bidding framework, a product of Thomas Bach’s reforms, will be examined for transparency and broader member input.
• Germany’s Olympic Sports Confederation will decide on its bid concept and potential host city or region in autumn 2026, with Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and the Rhine-Ruhr area among the finalists.