日内瓦——国际奥委会周二宣布，印度和卡塔尔均已正式加入2036年奥运会主办权争夺战，目前共有七个国家参与竞标。
GENEVA -- The ambitions of India and Qatar to host the 2036 Olympics were confirmed on Tuesday by the International Olympic Committee among seven bidders in the race.
长期以来，印度和卡塔尔一直被视为最有可能获得主办权的候选国。国际奥委会计划于2029年通过100多名委员的投票来决定最终主办国。这些委员中包括印度首富家族成员尼塔·安巴尼以及卡塔尔埃米尔谢赫·塔米姆·本·哈马德·阿勒萨尼。
India and Qatar have long been seen as favored candidates in a hosting contest the IOC aims to decide in 2029 by a contested vote of its 100-plus members. The members include Nita Ambani from India's richest family, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
国际奥委会还表示，南非、韩国、德国、匈牙利和土耳其也正在就申办2040年甚至2044年奥运会的可能性进行磋商。
The International Olympic Committee said South Africa, South Korea, Germany, Hungary and Turkey also are in talks about a future hosting option with the 2040 edition and even 2044 also in view.
“无论奥运会最终在何处举办，有一点绝不能改变：运动员必须始终处于我们一切工作的核心位置，”两届游泳金牌得主、国际奥委会主席基尔斯特·考文垂说道。
"But wherever the Games take place, one thing must never change: Athletes have to be at the heart of everything we do," said IOC President Kirsty Coventry, a two-time swimming gold medalist.
国际奥委会设定的其他国家奥委会参与2036年申办的截止日期为10月31日。当天，该委员会还发布了一份长达30页的指南文件，为各申办方提供指导。
The IOC set an Oct. 31 deadline for other national Olympic bodies to join the 2036 contest. It also published a 30-page document on Tuesday to guide bidders.
印度的申办计划以艾哈迈达巴德市为核心。这座城市不仅将于2030年承办英联邦运动会，还拥有以印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪命名的全球最大板球场。
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卡塔尔则已成功举办过包括2022年世界杯足球赛在内的多项顶级奥运赛事。此次申办中，卡塔尔还有可能将部分赛事安排到海湾地区的邻国举办。不过，若卡塔尔成功申办，夏季奥运会的举办时间可能需要从自2004年雅典奥运会以来一直沿用的7月至8月时段进行调整。
Qatar has hosted world championships in most top-tier Olympic sports, including soccer's 2022 World Cup. Its bid could yet expand from Doha to send some events to Gulf neighbors. A Qatar-hosted Olympics should require the Summer Games to move from the July-August slot it has occupied at each edition from 2004 in Athens, through to the planned 2032 Games in Brisbane.
韩国的申办计划将以曾举办过1988年夏季奥运会的首尔市为中心，赛事安排将覆盖全国。而德国奥委会上月选定慕尼黑作为申办城市，该市曾在1972年承办过奥运会。
A South Korean bid would be anchored in Seoul, which hosted the 1988 Summer Games, and spread across the country. German Olympic officials last month picked Munich for its bid, which previously hosted in 1972.
南非的申办计划将是全国性的，并以开普敦为中心。这将是自现代奥林匹克运动在1896年创办以来，非洲首次承办夏季奥林匹克运动会。匈牙利和土耳其分别提出了布达佩斯和伊斯坦布尔作为申办城市。
South Africa's bid would be national and centered on Cape Town. It would be a first African host of the Summer Games since the modern Olympics was created in 1896. Hungary and Turkey propose Budapest and Istanbul, respectively.
国际奥委会表示，关键日期是3月份，当时由考文崔特主持的执行董事会将批准一份候选人名单，以开发详细的项目计划。
The key date is in March, the IOC said, when the executive board, chaired by Coventry, will approve a shortlist of candidates to develop detailed projects.
2029年的目标日期是为了进行有争议的投票，这标志着国际奥委会恢复其之前长期的赛程和流程，以选择夏季奥林匹克运动会的主办城市。
The 2029 target date for a contested vote is a return to the IOC's previous long-time schedule and process to pick Summer Games hosts.
这也晚于去年考文崔特当选时的预期，当时印度和卡塔尔似乎准备推动尽快做出决定。他们及其他国家奥林匹克官员在2024年奥林匹克运动会期间的巴黎推广了自己的申办计划。
It is also later than seemed likely last year when Coventry was elected, and both India and Qatar seemed poised to push for a quick decision. They and other national Olympic officials promoted their bid plans in Paris during the 2024 Olympics.
考文崔特在2025年6月上任时的首要大事之一是暂停快速通道流程，这使得布里斯班可以在11年前就被选为2032年奥林匹克运动会的主办城市，且无需经过有争议的投票。
Coventry's first big decision on taking office in June 2025 was to pause the fast-track process, which allowed Brisbane to be picked as the 2032 host fully 11 years in advance and without a contested vote.
国际奥委会成员们向考文崔特强调，他们希望在选择过程中比她的前任托马斯·巴赫时更加参与其中，并且希望在选票上有多个候选人，而不仅仅是确认执行董事会的偏好选择。
IOC members stressed to Coventry they wanted to be more involved in the choice than was the case under her predecessor Thomas Bach, and to get a choice of multiple candidates on the ballot instead of simply confirming the preferred choice of the executive board.
这个受邀参加的小组是国际奥委会会员的专属俱乐部，其中包括体育官员、现任和退役运动员、皇室家族成员、政治人物（包括前国家领导人）、商业领袖以及奥斯卡影后米歇尔·杨。
The invited group in the exclusive IOC membership club includes sports officials, current and retired athletes, members of royal families, politicians including former heads of states, business leaders and Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh.