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Berlin, Hamburg tussle for German Olympic bid
Berlin and Hamburg have presented low-cost models with contrasting approaches in bids to become Germany's candidate city for the 2024 or 2028 Olympics
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erlin and Hamburg have presented low-cost models with contrasting approaches in bids to become Germany's candidate city for the 2024 or 2028 Olympics.
Both cities submitted applications to the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) on Monday, which will make a decision in the next few months.
Berlin, which hosted the 1936 Olympics, proposes a decentralized games using 15 existing sports venues.
Hamburg envisages a compact city layout with the main stadium, swimming pool and athletes village on the Kleiner Grasbrook island on the River Elbe.
The games in both cities would cost an estimated 2 billion euros ($2.63 billion).
A decision on which city will bid for which games could be made at a DOSB meeting on Dec. 6 in Dresden. (*****)
