Egypt is leading an African Olympic bid as it prepares to submit its candidacy to host the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games. It seems therefore that this North African country has all it takes in terms of modern sports infrastructure to host such an event.

Africa’s Sports Infrastructure and Readiness

Indeed, Egypt is among some of Africa’s countries with the best sports infrastructure on the continent, which makes it a potential candidate for hosting the Olympics. Also, Egypt’s investment in sports infrastructure shows that they are ready for international competitions on their soil. The African Olympic bid shows that the continent now competes at the world level in sport.

Africa’s Performance in the Paris 2024 Olympics

All these performances were such that by the end of Paris 2024 Olympics; there were only 13 gold medals among 39 total medals won by Africans. How medals were distributed indicates how good African countries are at sports:

• Kenya: 11 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
• Algeria: 3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)
• South Africa: 6 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
• Ethiopia: 4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)
• Egypt: 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
• Tunisia: 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
• Botswana: 2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
• Uganda: 2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
• Morocco: 2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)
• Cape Verde: 1 medal (1 bronze)
• Ivory Coast: 1 medal (1 bronze)
• Zambia: 1 medal (1 bronze)

Thus, these results show how talented Africans in the field of athletics are justifying the readiness of a country from Africa to hold an Olympics.

The Significance of Hosting the Olympics in Africa

For Africa, hosting the Olympics would be a momentous occurrence. It would raise the global status of this particular region as well as inspire future athletes South Africa’s 2010 FIFA World Cup triumph and the forthcoming 2030 World Cup are instances that demonstrate that they have what it takes to host global events.

Conclusion

Never has Africa been so close to bidding for Summer Olympics. Should Egypt take charge, then there is a likelihood that African soil will host the Olympic Games in either 2036 or 2040, which will be another chapter in African sports history.