Germany chooses Munich over Cologne region for Summer Olympics bid
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The German Olympic Committee picked Munich ahead of Cologne/Rhine-Ruhr to lead a bid for the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Summer Games, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Saturday in Baden-Baden. Berlin withdrew Thursday and Hamburg in May, leaving two finalists from an initial four. Germany has launched seven unsuccessful Summer Games bids since Munich hosted in 1972; Chancellor Friedrich Merz congratulated Munich, whose plan centres on the renovated 1972 Olympic Park.
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