Overview
- The International Olympic Committee published a 30‑page host manual in early October 2026 and put seven parties into its initial “diálogo continuo” list, with an October 31 entry deadline for other interested hosts.
- The seven parties publicly named by the IOC are Munich (Germany), Budapest (Hungary), Ahmedabad (India), Doha (Qatar), Seoul‑Jeonbuk (South Korea), Cape Town (South Africa) and Istanbul (Turkey).
- The manual makes clear the IOC will judge bids on a master plan and athlete experience, financing guarantees, political and public support, operational capacity, and long‑term legacy requirements.
- The IOC’s next formal milestone will be a March 2027 review by its Executive Commission to decide which interested parties move from “diálogo continuo” into a narrower “diálogo estratégico.”
- Chile’s Olympic Committee said it will not press a 2036 bid now and will prioritize Santiago’s Youth Olympic Games 2030 effort after the IOC paused the YOG 2030 selection, and several other NOCs are holding informal talks about Olympic bids beyond 2036.