Seven countries have expressed interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed South Africa have shown an interest in becoming the first African host of the summer Olympics in 2036.

Hungary, India, Qatar and Turkey are also working towards becoming first-time hosts, while Germany and South Korea are in discussions with the IOC having held previous summer Games.

The IOC stated that the seven countries are engaged in "continuous dialogue" with the governing body and have set a deadline of 31 October for submissions of stated interest.

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Virtual presentations will be given by interested parties to the body's future host commission in November, with IOC feasibility assessments to be carried out by March 2027.

After that, the national Olympic committees, all of whom have previously announced an intention to explore hosting bids, will enter strategic dialogue with the IOC.

The South Africa proposal involves hosting between three cities - Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.

Durban had been set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022, but withdrew in 2017 .

Ahmedabad, which will welcome the Commonwealth Games in 2030 and has bid for the 2038 Asian Games, will be the host city in India's bid.

The city has also staged four of the last five finals in cricket's Indian Premier League at its Narendra Modi stadium, which is reported to have a capacity of 132,000 and is named after the current prime minister of India, who hails from the city.

📰 Source: BBC Africa