Overview
- Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and Sports Senator Iris Spranger chair the new kuratorium created to anchor Berlin’s Olympic and Paralympic bid.
- The board will accompany kiez tours, workshops, citizen and youth forums to produce a Bürger‑Charta by mid‑April 2026.
- Olympic champions Malaika Mihambo and Ronald Rauhe join cultural, business, and church leaders as well as figures from the Greens and Linke to broaden support.
- Bid coordinator Kaweh Niroomand outlines concepts including an Olympic Village next to the Messe, temporary venues on Tempelhofer Feld, the ICC as press center, post‑Games housing conversion, and funding largely from federal sources and investors.
- The DOSB will review concepts from early June 2026 and select Germany’s nominee on 26 September 2026, with international profile reported to carry significant weight in scoring.