--- title: "Seven countries express interest in hosting 2036 Summer Olympics" description: "Most outlets led with the list of seven countries interested in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics, naming India, Qatar, and South Africa as confirmed participants. Several also mentioned Germany, Hungary, Turkey, and South Korea as part of the list. The timeline for the selection process, including the IOC Executive Board’s shortlisting in March 2027, was noted in passing by a few. Framing was largely consistent, with slight variations in the order of country mentions and the inclusion of additional context such as the IOC headquarters location." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12648-india-qatar-south-africa-among-nations-who-want-to-host-2036 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Seven countries express interest in hosting 2036 Summer Olympics sports · updated 6 Oct 2026, 9:24 PM PKT · 6 Oct 2026 · 9 articles from 8 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the list of seven countries interested in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics, naming India, Qatar, and South Africa as confirmed participants. Several also mentioned Germany, Hungary, Turkey, and South Korea as part of the list. The timeline for the selection process, including the IOC Executive Board’s shortlisting in March 2027, was noted in passing by a few. Framing was largely consistent, with slight variations in the order of country mentions and the inclusion of additional context such as the IOC headquarters location. ## Same story from 8 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [India, Qatar among nations seeking 2036 Olympics](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1563380/india-qatar-among-nations-seeking-2036-olympics/) · 6 Oct 2026, 9:24 PM PKT > India, Qatar and South Africa are among seven countries seeking to host the 2036 Summer Olympics. Germany, Hungary, Turkey and South Korea are also part of the current list. The International Olympic Committee confirmed the interested nations on Tuesday. Other countries still have until October 31 to declare their interest in hosting the Games. The […] - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Qatar, India, South Africa among nations who want to host 2036 Olympics](https://www.arabnews.pk/sport/qatar-india-south-africa-among-nations-who-want-to-host-2036-olympics-3003347) · 6 Oct 2026, 9:00 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing > India, Qatar, and South Africa are among the seven nations interested in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics, according to an announcement from the International Olympic Committee. Germany, Hungary, Turkey, and South Korea are also on the list. - **Hum News English** — [India among seven countries vying for 2036 Olympics, IOC says](https://humenglish.com/latest/india-among-seven-countries-vying-for-2036-olympics-ioc-says/) · 6 Oct 2026, 7:43 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > BERLIN: Seven countries, including India, Germany and Qatar, are in the running to stage the 2036 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. Hungary, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea complete the list of interested parties, who are in preliminary talks with the IOC, with a shortlist to be drawn up in March next year and some countries progressing to a strategic di... - **Geo News** — [India, Qatar, South Africa among nations who want to host 2036 Olympics](https://www.geo.tv/latest/685283-india-qatar-south-africa-among-nations-who-want-to-host-2036-olympics) · 6 Oct 2026, 7:16 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, May 17, 2022. — ReutersPARIS: India, Qatar and South Africa were confirmed on Tuesday among the seven countries interested in hosting the 2036 Summer... - **Minute Mirror** — [Seven countries compete to host 2036 Olympics](https://minutemirror.com.pk/seven-countries-compete-to-host-2036-olympics-640421/) · 6 Oct 2026, 6:25 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Seven countries have expressed interest in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics, with India, Germany and Qatar among - **Dawn** — [India, Qatar, South Africa among nations who want to host 2036 Olympics](https://www.dawn.com/news/2035179/india-qatar-south-africa-among-nations-who-want-to-host-2036-olympics) · 6 Oct 2026, 4:58 PM PKT · 97% identical wording to the newest filing > India, Qatar and South Africa were confirmed on Tuesday among the seven countries interested in hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics. Germany, Hungary, Turkey and South Korea make up the rest of the current list issued by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Other countries have until October 31 to declare an interest. In March 2027, the IOC Executive Board will draw up a shortlist of the int... - **ARY News (English)** — [India, Qatar, S. Africa among nations who want to host 2036 Olympics](https://arynews.tv/india-qatar-s-africa-among-nations-who-want-to-host-2036-olympics) · 6 Oct 2026, 4:08 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > In March 2027, the IOC Executive Board will draw up a shortlist of the interested parties, who will then enter dialogue with the Olympic body. - **The Express Tribune** — [India among seven countries vying for 2036 Olympics, IOC says](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2633306/india-among-seven-countries-vying-for-2036-olympics-ioc-says) · 6 Oct 2026, 12:19 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Hungary, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea complete the list of interested parties 9 articles from 8 outlets, 6 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.