FAQ

What conditions must a city fulfil to become a candidate to host the Olympic Games?

Cities wishing to organise an edition of the Olympic Summer or Winter Games must:

  1. Submit their request via their National Olympic Committee (NOC). They then become applicant cities.
  2. Answer a first IOC questionnaire for applicant cities.
  3. Be selected as candidate cities based on their answers to the questionnaire.
  4. Answer a second questionnaire for candidate cities, and submit a candidature file.
  5. Host the Evaluation Commission, which makes a four-day visit to each candidate city.
  6. Present their candidature to the IOC Session, i.e. the general assembly of IOC members, which has the power to elect the host cities of the Olympic Games.
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