Political momentum in Italy continued to swing behind the joint bid from Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo to host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games with the country's President Sergio Mattarella promising the "utmost support" for the campaign.
Italy's campaign to host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has received a big boost on the eve of the start of the evaluation process after a key Government Minister said funding must be found to back the joint bid from Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
In years gone by, the submission of the candidature files was an occasion to look out for on the Olympic calendar.
The Italian Government has pledged its support to the joint Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in a letter sent by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.
Stockholm's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is now an official joint effort with Åre as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed receipt of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo and Swedish candidature files here today.
Government guarantees are set to be absent from the candidature files due to be submitted by 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games bidders Stockholm and Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) tomorrow, senior official Christophe Dubi has confirmed.
Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy and Sweden's capital Stockholm unveiled their bid logos as the two remaining candidates in the race for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games delivered the first public presentations of their plans.
Italian officials are planning to keep their proposal to host sliding sports at the Eugenio Monti track should they be awarded the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Calgarians will go to the polls on Tuesday (November 13) to cast their ballot and decide if residents are for or against the Canadian city hosting the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2026.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed the joint Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo bid has an "excellent chance" of securing the hosting rights for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Calgary, Stockholm and a joint attempt from Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo have been officially confirmed as the three candidates in the race for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here today.
Erzurum has been dropped from the race for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) put forward Calgary, Stockholm and a joint Italian bid to the next stage of the process.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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