Sports official and Berlin's Olymic Commissioner Kaweh Niroomand attends a press conference on the German capital's bid to host Olympic Games in Berlin on September 24, 2026. Berlin has withdrawn from the race to be part of Germany's upcoming summer Olympics bid, leaving just Munich and the Rhine/Ruhr region as potential hosts. On Saturday, September 26, 2026, the German Olympic Committee (DOSB) will make a call on a preferred region as part of a bid to the International Olympic Committee to host one of the 2036, 2040 and 2044 Summer Games. Berlin was one of the four German regions initially in the race but decided to withdraw. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)