The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) executive board has recommended that France and the USA host the Winter Olympics in 2030 and 2034, respectively.
A vote to approve these bids will take place during the Olympic body’s session in Paris on 24 July.
The French Alps has been proposed to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, while Salt Lake City, Utah, is slated to host the 2034 edition.
“The future host commission is confident that these two preferred hosts represent a great opportunity for successful and sustainable Olympic Winter Games,” Karl Stoss, who heads the IOC’s future host commission, said.
The French bid, which involves the regions of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, still needs to provide some guarantees before next month’s vote due to the country’s uncertain political situation.
On Sunday, France’s President Emmanuel Macron called snap parliamentary elections, with two rounds of voting scheduled to be completed by 7 July.
The IOC is seeking a “Games delivery guarantee” from the French government.
It also requested “confirmation of a public partnership contribution to the Games organization budget from the two regions of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur and the French government.”
Stoss added: “We are very confident that both guarantees will come earlier than the IOC session.”
Salt Lake City initially intended to bid for the 2030 Games but withdrew because the date was considered too close to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
If successful, it would mark the fifth time the USA has hosted the Winter Olympics and the second time Salt Lake City has held the Games, having previously done so in 2002.