China to bid for 2032 Olympics with Chengdu-Chongqing
- Document on provincial government website launches joint Chengdu-Chongqing bid, with Sichuan capital aiming to be ‘world sport city’
- Neither Chinese Olympic Committee or Chengdu municipal government has commented
China will launch a bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, with a joint bid from Chengdu and Chongqing reported by state media on Friday.
The Sichuan capital and its neighbouring megacity launched their joint hosting bid on the official website of the Sichuan provincial government, Xinhua reported.
“As part of a national strategy to develop the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, the two cities will bid for the Olympics together to try to host a Games with strong urban and cultural characteristics of the two cities, and to enhance the international influence and competitiveness of the two cities,” a document on the site read.
Shanghai had been mentioned as a potential host city for the 2032 Games but its sports bureau said that it was only conducting a feasibility study following reports of a potential bid back in 2018.
Other hosts that have been mooted for 2032 include Indonesia, Australia, Qatar and Germany although a potential Queensland bid has been put on ice amid the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
