International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has lavished praise on Doha’s capabilities of staging an Olympic Games "soon" as the Qatari capital plays host to the World Judo Championships for the first time.

Turkey's Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Kasapoğlu has met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during a visit to Lausanne, underlining the country's desire to play a leading role in "influencing the decision-making processes in the international sports community".

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has met with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul with discussions thought to have centred around the country's interest in hosting the 2036 Games.

Seoul's Mayor Oh Se-hoon has revealed there are no plans for a joint-bid with North Korea for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

State Secretary for Budapest Balázs Fürjes believes the city is "even more" capable of staging the Olympics but insists a decision to bid for the 2036 Games rests with the Hungarian Olympic Committee.

Indian Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has detailed plans to present a bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games at next year's International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai.

Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has described the city's hosting of the Global Esports Games as "a step towards the Olympic Games", with the metropolis bidding for the 2036 edition.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has formally announced that Indonesia is to bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games in its new capital city Nusantara.

Mexican Sports Minister Ana Guevara has said it would be a "dream" to stage the Olympic Games as the country aims to host the event again in 2036.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon hosted a dinner with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach here as he pushed the South Korea capital’s case to stage future international sporting events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) director general Christophe De Kepper has revealed at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly here that it is discussing proposals to stage the Summer Games with 10 countries.

South Korea is mulling over a potential bid for the 2036 Olympics Games with Seoul and Busan being considered as candidate cities, it has been revealed.

German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) President Thomas Weikert has identified the 2034 Winter Olympics and 2036 Summer Games as the earliest potential targets for the country, and underlined his desire to bid.

Egypt has again set out a plan to host the 2036 Summer Olympics during a visit from International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

Mexico is the latest country to express interest in staging the 2036 Olympic Games and the Mexican Olympic Committee (MOC) has begun discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the feasibility of a bid.