Olympics: South Africa selects Durban as preferred host city for Olympic Games bid [SOUND]

# Olympics: The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee has selected Durban as the preferred host city for its bid to stage the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The government has backed the bid following Cabinet approval. Johannesburg and Cape Town were also considered as candidate cities. Currently, seven countries have expressed interest in hosting the 2036 Olympic Games. SASCOC acting president Lwandile Simelane says discussions around the Olympic budget will take place as the bid progresses through the different stages: