Munich, capital of Bavaria in southern Germany, hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, which were overshadowed by tragedy when 11 Israeli athletes and coaches and one policeman were killed by Palestinian guerrillas.

A successful bid would see Munich become the first city to host the Summer and Winter Olympics.

Under a ‘Munich plus two’ concept, it would also see the Winter Games come back to the nearby town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which hosted them in 1936.

The Munich plan would see Garmisch-Partenkirchen stage the skiing, while the bob-sleigh and luge would go to the town of Schoenau am Koenigssee.

Germany has staged a total of three Olympics, one being the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin.