Germany's federal government supports the country's bid to host another Olympics. GETTY IMAGES

Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior and Sport, Nancy Faeser, signed the country’s application for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Friday in Paris, according to a press release sent by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB).

Faeser, on behalf of the federal government, signed the joint declaration demonstrating its support for another German bid to host the Olympics — expressing its preference for the 2040 Summer Games. The declaration was closely coordinated between the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the DOSB, the city of Berlin —who’s aiming to host the Games once again— as well as Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich, and the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.



"We want a home game for our German athletes again… We want to take advantage of the great opportunities that the Olympic Games offer for our cohesion, for our economy and for sport. We want to use the best stadiums and sports facilities that we have. Instead of building new ones at great expense, we are focusing on sustainability,” Faeser declared.

While the federal government favours the year 2040 for the games in Germany —50 years after German reunification— the DOSB has not yet decided on a specific year. €6.95 million is available for the application up to 2027, which will be used to create an application concept and the corresponding feasibility studies. The DOSB will now intensify talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) —who will initiate the bid process in 2025— to discuss the scenarios developed so far and the analysis of the applicant's situation.



"The financial commitments of the federal government for a German Olympic application are an important signal. A large part of the funds will be used to continue the dialogue process and participation measures, as the permanent involvement of society in the development of a concept is equally important for the federal government and the DOSB. An application can only be successful if it is supported by large parts of the population," Chairman of the DOSB Board, Torsten Burmester said. 

During the Olympic Games in Paris, the DOSB will also present the "Stop the Clock" campaign which tells the story of emotional German Olympic moments since the last Summer Games in Germany, which took place in Munich in 1972.