From left, Olympic weightlifting champion Matthias Steiner, Olympic dressage champion Isabell Werth, Olympic rhythmic gymnastics champion Darja Varfolomeev, Paralympian shot putter Niko Kappel and host Esther Sedlaczek speak on stage at the extraordinary DOSB General Assembly to select Germany's Olympic bid for 2036, 2040, or 2044, in Baden-Baden, Germany, Saturday Sept. 26, 2026. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)