2036 Olympics host set to be picked in 2029 as IOC confirms timetable for contest

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The International Olympic Committee has set the year 2029 to select the host city for the 2036 Olympics, resetting the schedule under President Kirsty Coventry. This decision follows the early confirmations of Los Angeles for 2028 and Brisbane for 2032 Olympic Games.

The IOC set a target of 2029 on Wednesday to pick a 2036 Olympics host in a currently stalled contest that has long been targeted by India and Qatar. The timetable agreed at a meeting of the full International Olympic Committee membership is a reset under president, Kirsty Coventry, after 2028 Summer Games host Los Angeles and 2032 host Brisbane were chosen 11 years in advance. The 2024 Olympics host Paris was picked with the traditional seven years to prepare in 2017, when L.A. stood aside as a rival to be given the 2028 edition uncontested.