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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

South Africa in running to stage Africa’s first Olympics as 2036 race hots up

The Olympic rings in Paris
Paris hosted a successful Olympics in 2024. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP

South Africa is in the hunt to stage Africa’s first Olympics after it was named as one of seven countries that will formally present its case to host the 2036 Games in November.

However its bid, which would probably be spread across Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, is seen as a distinct outsider, with Qatar widely regarded as the frontrunner ahead of India and Hungary.

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