The Swiss resort where a New Year's Eve bar fire claimed the lives of 40 people is set to host the Alpine skiing competition at the 2038 Winter Olympics.
The Swiss Olympic committee issued a statement on Monday confirming it was in "privileged dialogue" with the International Olympic Committee for the country to host the 2038 Games.
The proposal sees events "decentralised" to regions around Switzerland, with the municipality Crans-Montana earmarked to host the Alpine skiing.
A bar in the resort, Le Constellation, was the scene of a fire at a New Year party in which 40 people died, with prosecutors requesting last week that one of the bar's managers be placed in pre-trial detention.
Switzerland has hosted the Winter Olympics twice before, with St Moritz staging the 1928 and 1948 Games.
The national Olympic committee said it had exclusive rights to pursue the bid until 2027.
Ruth Metzler-Arnold, President of Swiss Olympic, said: "The sports federations, from winter and summer sports, Olympic and non-Olympic, want the 2038 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Switzerland.
"They recognise the lasting impact such an event has on sport. Nothing has a comparable power to the guiding star of a major sporting event, which serves as a beacon for an entire generation of athletes and inspires people throughout the country - beyond the realm of sport."
