Berlin Olympic organizers consider withdrawing bid after election results

Berlin's Olympic organizers will meet to discuss the city's bid to host the Games following a disappointing election outcome, where The Left party emerged at the top. Mayor Kai Wegner, Senator Iris Spranger, and Olympic Commissioner Kaweh Niroomand are set to participate in this meeting. The Left's victory has raised concerns, as the party is opposed to the bid, with statements from prospective mayor Elif Eralp highlighting her views against spending taxpayer money on the Olympics. On the evaluation scale, Berlin's bid received 74.6 points, significantly lower than Munich and the Rhine-Ruhr region, which scored 87 and 85 points, respectively. The German Olympic Sports Confederation's extraordinary meeting later this week will determine Germany's candidate for future Olympics. Organizers have not ruled out withdrawing the bid prior to this decision.

• 1:33 PMYahoo Sports — Organizers not ruling out withdrawing Berlin's Olympic bid