Stockholm is fighting for the Olympics with 22 ambassadors

Famous athletes such as the three-time Olympic cross-country skiing champion Charlotte Kalla should once again vigorously promote the major event in eight years before the potentially decisive talks with the city council in the coming days.

“Traveling with a team, supporting each other and experiencing the highlight of the Olympic Games is community,” said 31-year-old Kalla. Other ambassadors include former heptathlete Carolina Klüft and swimmer Therese Alshammar.

With the recent no vote from Calgary residents, the number of applicants has been reduced to just two. Besides Stockholm, only Italy with Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo ( and the biathlon competitions in Antholz ) in the race. The classic winter sports country Sweden has never hosted a winter games. In 1912 the Summer Games were held in Stockholm for the only time so far.

The 2026 project is on shaky ground in the Swedish metropolis. The city council with politicians from the center-right party and the Greens spoke out against the major project in October. No tax money should be used to host the Winter Games after next.

However, this is not planned either. Sweden's National Olympic Committee (NOK) spoke of a "misunderstanding" that the application did not rely on money from the city. "We didn't ask for any money," said NOK President Mats Arjes: "We're happy to clear up the matter."

Competitions are planned in Stockholm, Are, Falun and in Sigulda/Latvia (bobsleigh, tobogganing and skeleton). All competition venues would be available. 90 percent of the budget should be privately financed; public money would only be needed for security precautions. The choice of the future Olympic host will take place at the IOC session in June 2019.

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Stockholm is fighting for the Olympics with 22 ambassadors

In the fight against an impending rejection of the Olympic bid for the 2026 Winter Games, the candidate Stockholm wants to go on the offensive with 22 ambassadors.

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