The city of Berlin is planning to bid again to host the Olympic Games, exactly 100 years after the German capital hosted the controversial 1936 Games, held under the Nazi regime.
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner will present the bid plans on Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, with the support of four other German states - Brandenburg, Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein, which would also host competitions at future Games.
The invitation to the presentation, which was sent on Friday, does not specify which Games Berlin is bidding for, but 2036 is cited as the most likely option.
The German Olympic Sports Federation has stated that a bid for the 2040 Games is also possible.
The 2028 Olympic Games will be held in Los Angeles, and the host of the 2032 Games will be Brisbane, Australia.
The Olympic Stadium in Berlin, built specifically for the 1936 Games, is still in use today.
The stadium was designed and built under the personal supervision of Adolf Hitler, after the Nazis took power in 1933.
Although he was initially against organizing the Games, Hitler later saw their propaganda potential and hired director Leni Riefenstahl to make the film "Olympia" about the event.
The stadium still serves as the home of the Hertha Berlin football club, and last year it hosted the European Championship final between Spain and England.
On Saturday, the German Cup final between Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld will be played there.
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