Mexico has abandoned its bid to host the 2036 Olympics, more than half a century after first staging the Summer Games, a senior official said.
“We had a talk with the International Olympic Committee and we saw that the competition is very tough,” Mexican Olympic Committee head Maria Jose Alcala told reporters on Tuesday.
Mexico was considering a bid to host the Youth Olympic Games instead, she said.
Alcala and then-foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard stated in October 2022 that Mexico planned to host the 2036 Olympics.
It would have been the Latin American nation’s second time hosting the Summer Games.
The 1968 Olympic Games were held in Mexico City, at an elevation of 2,240 meters (7,350 feet) above sea level.
India, Indonesia, Poland, and Turkey are among the other countries bidding to host the 2036 Olympics.