Beach volleyball while the sun sets behind the Brandenburg Gate. The marathon across the picturesque Museum Island and an Olympic Village for more than 16,000 athletes. The city of Berlin and its four partners have provided a promising foretaste of what the Olympics could look like in Germany. "This is a huge opportunity. An opportunity for sport, an opportunity for Berlin, an opportunity for Germany," said Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner at the presentation of the basic concept in the Olympic Stadium.
Together with Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, Berlin wants to bring the Olympics to Germany. "Berlin+" is the name of the concept, which envisages the capital as the main venue. "We complement each other with the existing sports venues. That's what makes it sustainable. More than 90 percent of the sports facilities are already available today and can be built temporarily," said Berlin's sports senator Iris Spranger (SPD).
The question of whether to bid for the Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044 remains open. "We'll keep at it until it works out," announced the Saxon State Minister of the Interior, Armin Schuster.
