MEXICO CITY: Mexico has launched an official bid for the 2036 Olympics, the country’s foreign ministry and the national Olym­pic committee (COM) said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said they would announce a promotion committee on Nov 30 as the first step of the process, followed by assessments to determine the host cities.

Mexico City hosted the Olympics in 1968.

“We see ourselves as a successful and ambitious country. We are the only country that will host three FIFA World Cups, we are a vigorous country with one of the best economies in the world,” Ebrard told reporters.

COM president Maria Jose Alcala said that Mexico had been under consideration as a candidate since July, when International Olympic Com­mittee (IOC) president Thomas Bach sent a letter expressing his enthusiasm for a potential bid.

Published in Dawn, October 28th, 2022