Munich demands the Olympics back: positive echo in the district!
Munich demands the Olympics back: positive echo in the district!
München, Deutschland - The Bavarian capital of Munich plans to apply again for the host of the Summer Olympics, and the response in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district is consistently positive. This shows a current survey on the application that reflects the support in the region. "We have great opportunities, especially for the offers in the catering and hotel industry," says Karin Schmid, deputy district chairman in Dehoga. She is convinced that many guests will move to the surrounding hotels. A look at the story shows that the last edition took place in 1972, and memories of this major event are still alive. Mercury reported .
The planning includes the orientation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are to take place between 2036 and 2044. The application is supported by prominent political actors, including Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD), Prime Minister Markus Söder and Minister of Sport Joachim Herrmann, both from the CSU. A crucial question will be answered on October 26 if the Munich citizens will vote on the application. The Bavarian cabinet recently decided to support the application, and the estimated total costs are in a promising relationship with around 6 to 7 million euros-a significant reduction compared to the failed winter game attempts from 2018.
sports facilities and sustainability in focus
The concept for the use of existing sports facilities from the 1970s, including the Olympic Stadium and the regatta route in Oberschleißheim, is particularly exciting. The ambitious project also provides for building an Olympic village with 4,000 residential units in Daglfing. Not only the athletes, but also the spectators should travel from all over Germany and beyond. Sustainability is an important aspect of planning. The ex-performance athlete Mirko Naumann emphasizes that this is important not only for sport, but also for the region, in particular when it comes to attention that has such a major event, so Merkur .The planned sports facilities include different disciplines. Swimming should take place in the Starnberg See, and a temporary swimming pool is also built in Freising. In addition, the disciplines of riding in front of Nymphenburg Castle, archery in Oberschleißheim, athletics in the Olympic Stadium and canoe competitions in Augsburg are firmly planned. This openness to the existing sports facilities underlines the commitment to sustainable discharge.
challenges and the competition
Although the initiative has broad approval, there are also skeptics. Bernd Pillmeier, a building contractor, expresses concrete doubts about the feasibility of using old sports facilities. At the same time, North Rhine-Westphalia, under Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU), plans his own application that challenges Munich's competitive position. International competitors could become cities like Rome and Madrid. The southern Germans reports that the German Olympic Sportbund (dosb) 2026 is decided which city in Germany for national application submitted the Olympic Games.
The district administrator Josef Niedermaier is optimistic and refers to the positive experiences that Munich has gained at the European Championships. The citizens' decision in October will be crucial for the project, which could certainly shape the city's “attitude to life”, as Söder and Reiter have already emphasized. The initiators are certain of the challenges that are still to be mastered: they want to take the opportunity and put the city back into the international spotlight. The SPIEGEL provides supplementary information about the Sports facilities concepts of the applicants .
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