Berlin (AFP) - Hamburg was selected Monday as the German Olympic Sports Confederation's (DSOB) candidate city for the 2024 Summer Games and Paralympics defeating capital city Berlin in a vote.The decision -- which saw Hamburg gain 18 votes to Berlin's 11 with four voters voting for both cities -- should be rubber-stamped by a DSOB Extraordinary General Assembly meeting in Frankfurt this Saturday and a referendum will be held in the winning city to ensure the local population are behind a bid.Both cities stated their case in a 15-minute presentation during the day-long meeting with 43 representatives from sports, politics and civil societies in Frankfurt.Join the conversation about this story »