Overview
- Germany's Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund voted in Baden‑Baden on Saturday, September 26, 2026, awarding Munich the national bid by 91 to 50 votes over Köln/Rhein‑Ruhr after Berlin withdrew.
- Munich must now enter the IOC's staged dialogue process and supply detailed venue plans and legal and financial guarantees as the IOC aims to name a March 2027 shortlist and make a final award in 2029.
- Bid leaders estimate total costs around €10 billion, with about €5 billion for event operations and €5 billion for infrastructure, and they say funding must come from sponsors, the city, the state of Bavaria and the federal government.
- The DOSB vote was decisively shaped by 42 national Olympic federations that together held 126 of 141 votes, a dynamic that deepened debate because DOSB evaluation scores showed Köln/Rhein‑Ruhr stronger on some objective measures.
- The result raises immediate political and planning tasks including federal coordination, securing land and permits for an Olympic village, major transport and stadium upgrades, and a campaign to outcompete likely international contenders.