Germany is considering bidding for the Olympic Games, a top official suggested, building on the success of an international event in Munich featuring nine sports and using many of the venues built for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The Bavarian capital is hosting the European Championships from Aug. 11 to 21, with large crowds flocking to — among other sites — the Olympic Stadium, Rudi-Sedlmayer Hall and the Olympic regatta center, to see sports including Olympic maintstays such as athletics, cycling, gymnastics and rowing.
"I think you can organize Olympic Games without everything being on a massive scale," German Olympic Committee (DOSB) President Thomas Weikert told ARD television. "Here is a very good event with nine sports and you can see that you can build on that."