South Korea is thinking about pursuing a bid for the 2036 Olympics with Seoul and Busan as potential candidate cities, according to insidethegames.biz.
Lee Kee-heung, head of the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC), said that discussions still need to take place with the government and public before any bid is officially launched.
South Korea last hosted a Summer Olympics in 1988. The nation made unsuccessful bids for the 2010 and 2014 editions of the Winter Olympics before earning hosting rights for PyeongChang in 2018.
“We will probably have to do a public survey and more research and preparation, but right now we are also considering another city in Busan,” Kee-heung said. “There have been a few discussions, but we will have to wait to confirm things on that.”
Busan has never hosted an Olympics, but the coastal city did put on the Asian Games back in 2002.
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly held last week in Seoul marked the first major international event in South Korea since the COVID-19 pandemic. South Korea is also slated to host the 2024 Youth Winter Olympics.
At least 10 countries are in conversation with the IOC regarding bids for the 2036 Olympics. Egypt, England, India, Indonesia, and Qatar are among a group that has expressed interest publicly.
I feel like any countries where homosexuality is illegal or women are forced to “cover up” should be automatically skipped because it would be impossible to run an Olympics without breaching those rules.
I love the Olympics, but I am not sure I’d support my city bidding or hosting. I’m not sure the benefits are worth the costs. In the context of the USA, I’d like to see a sort of movement that would invest just a fraction of the funds to host in building more good facilities in all sports in a city or state. I’d love to swim in a pool like some of the ones for the last several Olympics (Tokyo, London, Sydney), but that’s more of a novelty. What I’d love even more would be more pretty good pools for training and low-level meets, built at a fraction of the cost, so we can continue to grow the sport.… Read more »
After LA 2028 and Brisbane in 2032, I think this one will return to Europe.
If it were 1994, I’d agree with you.
But Europe is increasingly resistant to spending money on events like this, and political situations in European countries, with the rise in populist movements, brings some uncertainty to any successful bid. The European hosting of the Winter Olympics of late has been a mess.
Paris is hosting in 2024.
The IOC don’t usually go three Summer Games in a row without a European host.
2028 and 2032 are in North America and Australia. This article is about 2036.
1964 and 1968 – Japan and Mexico
1972 – Europe
1984 and 1988 – USA and Korea
1992 – Europe
1996 and 2000 – USA and Australia
2004 – Europe
2016 and 2020 – Brazil and Japan
2024 – Europe
That’s not to say Seoul or any other non European city won’t break that trend. However the point I’m making is it would be unusual for the IOC to have three in a row outside Europe.
Dubai would need to co host with a country for stuff that can’t be done indoors and there isn’t one capable nearby
Dubai isn’t a country
It’s always nice to have more hosting options, esp from a prosperous first world country. Russia’s obviously not going to be going forward with their bid.