BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Most Germans are in favour of the nation’s Olympic bid, according to a survey conducted by the YouGov market research company on behalf of dpa.
A total of 48% of the participants said they were either “somewhat” in favour (27%) or “strongly” in favour of Germany bidding to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044.
That’s a 4% increase compared to a similar survey conducted shortly after the 2024 Games in Paris.
However, 32% of the respondents are against an Olympic bid, with 18% saying they are “completely” against it. Some 21% of the participants didn’t position themselves.
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Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and the Rhine-Ruhr region are all vying to host the Olympic Games.
According to the survey, most Germans (21%) would like Munich to be named the nation’s candidate. The Rhine-Ruhr region is the second favourite option (19%), while Berlin (13%) and Hamburg (12%) would be the last choice by the respondents.
Germany hosted Summer Games 1936 in Berlin and 1972 in Munich. Several bids since then have failed or were stopped by referendums.
On Sunday, Munich will host a referendum so citizens can give their opinion on the potential bid.
