What conditions must a city fulfil to become a candidate to host the Olympic Games?
Cities wishing to organise an edition of the Olympic Summer or Winter Games must: • Submit their request via their National Olympic Committee (NOC). They then become applicant cities. • Answer a first IOC questionnaire for applicant cities. • Be selected as candidate cities based on their answers to the questionnaire. • Answer a second questionnaire for candidate cities, and submit a candidature file. • Host the Evaluation Commission, which makes a four-day visit to each candidate city. • Present their candidature to the IOC Session, i.e. the general assembly of IOC members, which has the power to elect the host cities of the Olympic Games.
