Egypt will submit a bid to host the 20236 Olympic Games, according to the country’s minister for youth and sports, Ashraf Sobhi.
Sobhi confirmed that President Abdel Al-Sisi has given the sports ministry green light to apply for hosting rights during reception for International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach in Cairo.
“Egypt has solid sporting infrastructures and if it can host the Olympic Games, it will be historic,” Bach said.
The next summer Olympics will be held in Paris in 2024, followed by Los Angeles in 2028 and Brisbane, Australia in 2032.
Meanwhile, reports indciated that Egypt, Greece and Saudi Arabia are in talks to jointly host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.