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title: "First Time in Africa: South Africa Officially Bids for the 2036 Olympics"
description: "South Africa has officially bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games, aiming to bring the tournament to the African continent for the first time in history."
date: 2026-10-07T12:56:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/south-africa-bids-for-2036-olympics
tags: [olympics, south-africa, ioc, cape-town, johannesburg, sport-news]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# First Time in Africa: South Africa Officially Bids for the 2036 Olympics

![South Africa 2036 Olympic Games bid concept](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/07/yuar-pretenduet-na-olimpiadu-2036/yuar-pretenduet-na-olimpiadu-2036-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- South Africa officially bids for the 2036 Olympics
- Competitions planned in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg
- This is the first historical attempt to bring Summer Games to Africa
- IOC will evaluate all bids by March 2027

South Africa has officially submitted a bid to host the Summer Olympic Games in 2036. If this ambitious candidacy receives support from the International Olympic Committee, the most prestigious global competition will take place on the African continent for the first time in history, opening a new chapter in the Olympic movement.

### Large-Scale Bid and Three Cities

South Africa's plan involves hosting major sports competitions simultaneously in three key cities of the country: Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. This distributed format makes it possible to utilize existing modern infrastructure and minimize the environmental impact on any single region. National Olympic committees have until October 31, 2026, to officially submit their bids for the 2036 Games, after which a stage of detailed preparation and presentations will begin.

### Review Schedule and Virtual Presentation

South African sports leadership plans to prepare and present a virtual project presentation by November of this year, which will be submitted to the IOC for consideration. Until March 2027, the international organization is required to thoroughly evaluate all submitted candidacies, conduct a technical audit, and determine the feasibility of holding large-scale competitions in each candidate city.

### Historical Context and Past Attempts

It is worth noting that South Africa already has a rich and unsuccessful history of competing for the Olympic legacy. The country previously bid to host the 2004 Games, with Cape Town reaching the penultimate voting round before ultimately losing to Athens. In addition, historical attempts were made by Egypt, which announced plans to host the 1916, 1936, and 2008 Olympics, though none of the African bids have triumphed until now.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Впервые в Африке: ЮАР претендует на Олимпиаду-2036](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/othersport/vpershe-afritsi-par-pretendue-olimpiadu-2036-1791375823.html) - Официальное сообщение о подаче заявки ЮАР в МОК.
- [ЮАР подаст заявку на проведение Олимпийских игр в 2036 и 2040 году](https://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/news/yuar-podast-zayavku-na-provedenie-olimpiyskih-igr-v-2036-i-2040-godu-2375573/) - Упоминаются также планы на 2040 год.
- [ЮАР может подать заявку на проведение Олимпиады 2036 или 2040 года](https://www.sports.ru/athletics/1116978025-yuar-mozhet-podat-zayavku-na-provedenie-olimpiady-2036-ili-2040-goda.html) - Детали о намерениях Национального олимпийского комитета ЮАР.
- [ЮАР планирует подать заявку на проведение Олимпиады в 2036 или 2040 году](https://www.m24.ru/news/13112025/846797) - Подтверждение планов южноафриканской стороны.

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