Cortina's Olympic chances are increasing - Calgary is facing the end

According to a report in the Calgary Herald newspaper, the Canadian municipal Olympic committee will be asked to withdraw from the race with Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo and Stockholm on Tuesday after allegedly failed negotiations over the financing of the games.

“There was a last attempt to save the application. But it's over," a senior local official told the Herald about talks about sharing the $13 billion public cost. However, the city council, which meets for its next meeting on Wednesday, has the final word on the cancellation of the citizen survey planned for November 1988th and thus the renunciation of the continuation of the candidacy of the XNUMX Winter Games host.

Stockholm is also threatened with extinction Due to Calgary's difficulties, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) could increasingly run out of applicants to host the Winter Games after next. Stockholm is also threatened with extinction after the leading parties in the Swedish capital's council did not release tax money for the Olympics.

Would only Cortina and Milan remain? But the Italian application still lacks concrete commitments from the government in Rome. Opportunity for Antholz At the beginning of October, Cortina, along with Milan, Stockholm and Calgary, were confirmed as candidates for the 2026 Olympics (SportNews reported) .

If the Olympic Games go to Cortina and Milan, then the Olympic flags would also fly in South Tyrol. The biathlon competitions could take place in Antholz. The appropriate facilities are already available and the infrastructure is also available in the Pustertal.

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Cortina's Olympic chances are increasing - Calgary is facing the end

Calgary's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics is apparently on the verge of being over. This would significantly increase the chances for Milan/Cortina. So Antholz can also continue to dream of the Olympics.

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