Italy postpones selection of candidates for the 2026 Olympics

As CONI announced on Tuesday, an eleven-member commission will first examine the plans of the national candidates Cortina d'Ampezzo, Milan and Turin in more detail. There is no date for the decision yet.

According to media reports, the selection of the Italian candidate is more complicated than expected, mainly because of the political situation. Cortina d'Ampezzo is supported by the right-wing government party Lega, while the coalition partner Five Star Movement (M5S) is said to be in favor of Turin.

Most recently, Switzerland's applications with Sion and Austria with the cities of Graz and Schladming failed. In Switzerland, the residents of the canton of Valais voted against a necessary loan, while in Austria there was a lack of political support.

In addition to Italy, Calgary (Canada), Sapporo (Japan), Stockholm (Sweden) and Erzurum (Turkey) have also expressed interest in hosting the event. The decision on the host of the 2026 Winter Games and Paralympics will be made in September 2019 at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Milan.

The mountain town of Cortina is applying with the Dolomites region, and the competitions will also be held in Trento and Bolzano. Milan hopes to assert itself with its ski slopes in the Valtellina Valley. Turin had already organized the 2006 Winter Games. Attempts to present a joint candidacy from Turin and Milan had failed.

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Italy postpones selection of candidates for the 2026 Olympics

Italy's Olympic Committee CONI has postponed the selection of its own candidate for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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