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Editorial

The Candidature Files are a blueprint of the proposed Olympic projects, providing a comprehensive overview of how a city will plan, organise and deliver the Games. This page brings together in one place the most comprehensive collection of Candidature Files for the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games.

The candidature process has evolved significantly over time, and so too has the documentation submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). For example, for early editions of the Games, the requirements were limited, with cities simply informing the IOC of their interest in hosting the Games. For the 1920 edition, the city of Antwerp (Belgium) published a detailed plan of its proposed strategy. In the 1950s, the IOC asked Candidate Cities to provide more comprehensive information, so that it could better evaluate the projects.

A significant step was taken by the IOC in 1992, with the introduction of a detailed process and technical questionnaire for the Olympic Games in 2000. This resulted in a standardised and transparent process facilitating the evaluation of the Candidate Cities, and providing the cities with a unique opportunity to take stock of their own sports and general infrastructure and facilities.

The International Olympic Committee has made significant improvements to its approach to future hosts since the election of Thomas Bach as IOC President in 2013 and the subsequent adoption of Olympic Agenda 2020. One of the key areas addressed by Olympic Agenda 2020 was the candidature procedure, with a new philosophy introduced that invited potential hosts to present projects that best fit their sporting, economic, social and environmental-planning needs rather than trying to fit the local context to the Games. 

With increased IOC assistance and expertise provided to future cities / regions / countries interested in hosting the Olympic Games, submissions to the IOC in the future will be greatly reduced from the traditional “Candidature File”. Further information can be found here.

On this page, we endeavour to give you a clear overview and easy access to the various Candidature Files that were previously submitted. When referring to the documentation below, it is essential also to consult the Reference document "The Olympic Host Candidature Process: Cities 1896-2028".

It is important to note that:
- For the 2002 to 2022 procedures, there was a two-stage process differentiating between Applicant Cities (first stage) and Candidate Cities (second stage). This page shows the Candidate Cities. The full list of the Applicant Cities is available in this document.
- Of the cities that withdrew during the candidature process, some did not submit or were not invited to submit a candidature file.

The collection of Candidature Files available at the Olympic Studies Centre is accessible below. This collection is supplemented, in particular for the earlier editions of the Games for which there was no official Candidature File, by a unique selection of documents from the IOC Historical Archives. If you wish to obtain more information on correspondence, posters or publications, please contact us at studies.centre@olympic.org.

Also, don’t miss our ZOOM IN page on the Candidature Process, with official and academic readings on the topic.

How to read this page:
Blue link: Candidature Files
Blue link*: IOC Historical Archives documents (mainly letters)
Black: Cities that did not publish or for which we do not have a candidature file or an archive document in our collections.
Bold: The cities in bold are those elected to host the Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games.

CANDIDATURES - OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES
CANDIDATURES - OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Candidatures - Olympic Summer Games

2032  -  2020

2032 Brisbane - targeted dialogue
2028 Los Angeles

2024 Budapest, Hamburg, 
Los Angeles, Paris, Rome
2020 Istanbul, Madrid, Tokyo

 

2016  -  2008

2016 Chicago, Madrid,
Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo

2012 London, Madrid, Moscow, 
New York, Paris

2008 Beijing, Istanbul, Osaka,
Paris, Toronto

 

2004  -  2000

2004 Athens, Buenos Aires,
Cape Town, Istanbul, Lille,
Rio de Janeiro, Rome,
St-Petersburg, San Juan,
Sevilla, Stockholm

2000 Beijing, Berlin, Brasilia,
Istanbul, Manchester,
Milan, Sydney 

1996  -  1988

1996 Athens, Atlanta,
Belgrade, Manchester,
Melbourne, Toronto

1992 Amsterdam, Barcelona,
Belgrade, Birmingham,
Brisbane, New Dehli*, Paris

1988 Athens, Melbourne*, Nagoya,
Seoul
 

1984  -  1972

1984 Los Angeles

1980 Los Angeles, Moscow

1976 Florence, Los Angeles,
Montreal, Moscow

1972 Detroit, Madrid, Montreal,
Munich, Paris*, Vienna*

1968  -  1960

1968  Buenos Aires, Detroit,
Lyon, Mexico 

1964 Brussels, Detroit, Tokyo,
Vienna

1960 Brussels, Budapest, Detroit,
Lausanne, Mexico, Rome, Tokyo

 

Candidatures - Jeux Olympiques d'été - 2 - avec toutes les villes

1956  -  1952

1956   Buenos Aires, Chicago, Detroit,
Los Angeles, Melbourne,
Mexico City*, Minneapolis*,
Philadelphia*, San Francisco*

1952 Amsterdam, Chicago*, Detroit,
Helsinki*, Lausanne, Los
Angeles
, Minneapolis,
Philadelphia

1948  -  1944

1948 Athens, Baltimore, Lausanne,
London, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis, Philadelphia

1944 Athens*, Budapest*, Detroit*,
Helsinki*, Lausanne, London*,
Rome* - Games not held

 

 1940 - 1936

1940  Helsinki, Rome, Tokyo -
Games not held

1936 Alexandria*, Barcelona*, Berlin,
Budapest, Buenos Aires*,
Cologne*, Dublin, Frankfurt
am Main
, Helsinki*, Lausanne,
Nuremberg*, Rome*

1932  -  1924

1932 Los Angeles

1928 Amsterdam

1924 Amsterdam, Kristiania,
Los Angeles*, Paris*, Prague,
Rome*
 

1920  -  1908

1920 Antwerp, Lyon*

1916 Alexandria, Berlin, Budapest*
Games not held

1912 Berlin, Stockholm

1908 Berlin*, London, Rome

1904  -  1896

1904 Chicago, St. Louis                    

1900 Paris

1896 Athens

 

Candidatures - Olympic Winter Games

2026  -  2018

2026 Calgary, Milan-Cortina,
Stockholm-Åre

2022 Almaty, Beijing, Oslo

2018 Annecy, Munich,
PyeongChang

 

2014  -  2006

2014 PyeongChang, Salzburg,
Sochi

2010 Bern, PyeongChang,
Salzburg, Vancouver

2006 Helsinki, Klagenfurt,
Poprad-Tatry, Sion, Torino,
Zakopane

 

2002  -  1998

2002 Graz, Jaca, Östersund,
Poprad-Tatry, Quebec City,
Salt Lake City, Sion, Sochi,
Tarvisio

1998 Aosta, Jaca, Nagano,
Östersund, Salt Lake City,
Sochi

1994  -  1992

1994 Anchorage, Berchtesgaden,
Lausanne, Lillehammer,
Östersund-Are, Sofia

1992 Albertville, Anchorage,
Berchtesgaden, Cortina
d'Ampezzo
, Falun,
Lillehammer, Sofia

1988  -  1980

1988 Calgary, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Falun*

1984 Göteborg, Sapporo
Sarajevo

1980 Chamonix-Mont Blanc*,
Lake Placid,
Vancouver-Garibaldi

1976  -  1968

1976 Denver, Innsbruck, Lake
Placid, Mont Blanc*, Sion, St. Moritz
Tampere, Vancouver-Garibaldi

1972 Banff, Lahti*, 
Salt Lake City, Sapporo, St. Moritz

1968 Calgary, Grenoble, Lahti,
Lake Placid, Oslo, 
Sapporo, Sion

 

Candidatures - Jeux Olympiques d'hiver - bis - toutes les villes

1956  -  1964

1964 Calgary*, Innsbruck,
Lahti*

1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen*,
Innsbruck, Squaw Valley,
St. Moritz

1956 Colorado Spring, Cortina
d'Ampezzo*
, Lake Placid*, 
Montreal

1952  -  1944

1952  Cortina d'Ampezzo*, Lake Placid*, 
Oslo*
1948 Lake Placid, St. Moritz*

1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo*, Montreal*,
Oslo, St. Moritz* - Games not
held

 

1940  -  1936

1940 Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Oslo*, St. Moritz*,
Sapporo - Games not held
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

1932  -  1924

1932 Bear Mountain*, Denver,
Duluth*, Lake Placid*, Lake
Tahoe, Minneapolis*, 
Montreal*, Yosemite Valley

1928 Davos*, Engelberg*, 
St. Moritz*

1924 Chamonix

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