Overview
- The IOC voted unanimously at its June 24 session in Lausanne to overhaul how hosts are chosen, restoring a multi‑stage process that ends with a full‑membership vote rather than a single executive preselection.
- The new host timetable calls for a strategic dialogue to begin in early 2027, a targeted dialogue starting at the end of 2028, and a final IOC vote to pick the 2036 Summer Games in mid‑2029.
- The committee set up a $140 million fund per Olympiad and approved a one‑time $10,000 grant for each eligible Olympian, made retroactive to Milan/Cortina 2026, with applications to open via Athlete365 and payouts expected to start in 2027 through National Olympic Committees.
- Sport‑programme rules were tightened to prioritise gender equality, global reach, sustainability and cost control, and hosts may propose up to four extra summer sports and two extra winter sports while specific events such as the Nordic combined remain under review.
- Athlete groups and national bodies called the package a historic first step but said the amount is limited and raised fairness concerns, Paralympic organisers have no matching fund, and Germany’s DOSB will decide its 2036 candidate on 26 September 2026.