Olympic Games: South Africa bids to make Durban host city for 2036 or 2040

South Africa names Durban as host city for its 2036 and 2040 bids to bring the Olympics to Africa for first time.Published On 29 Oct 202629 Oct 2026Durban is South Africa’s preferred candidate to host the first Olympics in Africa.South Africa is bidding to host the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee will choose the host city for 2036 in mid-2029.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long road to redemption in Chinalist 2 of 4Club in crisis: What are Manchester United’s top five problems?list 3 of 4What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China?list 4 of 4Can Carrick survive Man United’s slump and Fernandes fallout?end of listThe country’s choice to put forward Durban, South Africa’s third-biggest city, was announced by the acting president of the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Lwandile Simelane, on Thursday. She said Durban would be the main candidate city for South Africa’s bid, but it would likely be a “multi-city bid” that would propose a number of events to be held in other cities.South Africa’s economic hubs of Johannesburg a...