Germany's capital, Berlin, has decided to withdraw its bid for future Olympic Games. Days before a candidate city was to be chosen for Germany to host the 2036, 2040, or 2044 Olympic Games, Berlin is preparing to retract its application.

According to RBB, the public broadcaster for the Berlin and Brandenburg region, the Berlin administration will officially withdraw from the Olympic bid. While the Berlin Senate initially made no statement on the matter, it announced that a press conference would be held on Thursday.

Before the decision, Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner, Sports Senator Iris Spranger, and Berlin's official responsible for the Olympics, Kaweh Niroomand, held a meeting.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), which will determine Germany's Olympic candidate city, will announce its decision on Saturday. Before this decision, Berlin was considered a city with lower chances in the bidding race, trailing behind Munich and the Cologne-Rhine-Ruhr region.

Baba Agency/BERLIN