Editing Munich (section)

===Olympics===

Munich hosted the [[1972 Summer Olympics]]; the [[Munich massacre]] took place in the [[Olympic Village, Munich|Olympic village]]. It was one of the host cities for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 Football World Cup]], which was not held in Munich's [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]], but in a new [[Soccer-specific stadium|football specific stadium]], the [[Allianz Arena]]. Munich bid to host the [[2018 Winter Olympic Games]], but lost to [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympia 2018 in Südkorea, München chancenlos |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article13471894/Olympia-2018-in-Suedkorea-Muenchen-chancenlos.html |access-date=6 July 2011 |newspaper=[[Die Welt]] |date=6 July 2011 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709030938/http://www.welt.de/sport/article13471894/Olympia-2018-in-Suedkorea-Muenchen-chancenlos.html |archive-date=9 July 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2011 the [[DOSB]] President [[Thomas Bach]] confirmed that Munich would bid again for the Winter Olympics in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamesbids.com/eng/winter-olympic-bids/future-winter-bids/munich-to-bid-once-again/ |title=Munich To Bid Once Again |date=27 September 2011 |publisher=Games Bids |access-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008083258/http://gamesbids.com/eng/winter-olympic-bids/future-winter-bids/munich-to-bid-once-again/ |archive-date=8 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> These plans were abandoned some time later.