Milan Cortina 2026 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Confcommercio of Veneto and Lombardy in a bid to boost business and tourism in the lead-up to the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in five years' time.
Cortina D’Ampezzo, the co-host of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, is set to hold the queen stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia.
Turin in Italy has bid to hold the Special Olympics World Winter Games a year before Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo welcome the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Italian Para-snowboarder Jacopo Luchini will present the latest round of tests to eight remaining contenders for the title of the first digital ambassador of Milan Cortina 2026.
Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) President Giovanni Malagò has expressed confidence in new Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi despite the absence of a Sports Minister.
Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics could be moved to Milan's Arena Civica with testing underway to see if the venue would be suitable.
Alessandro Benetton, leader of the Fondazione Cortina 2021 Committee that is organising this month’s International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships, has told Global Sports Week (GSW) Paris that the pandemic has had a "magic" effect upon previously disunited stakeholders.
An online "influencer" with at least 50,000 followers will be appointed as the digital ambassador of the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo.
Three members of the Five Star Movement have called for Giovanni Malagò to step aside from his roles as Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and Milan-Cortina 2026 President, despite the country avoiding a ban from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
A collaboration between the Lombardy Region and the Lombardy Aerospace Cluster has been launched aimed at delivering advanced technology at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The architects of the San Siro stadium, which is set to host the Opening Ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, have had their copyright claim turned down by the Italian Government.
Television executive Antonio Marano has taken up the post of commercial director for Milan Cortina 2026.
Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) President Flavio Roda has urged Bormio to accelerate construction projects deemed essential to its plans to stage men's Alpine skiing races at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
It has been suggested that a university be built in Cortina d'Ampezzo to take advantage of the town's joint hosting of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
China and Italy have agreed to support each other in hosting the Beijing 2022 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2022.
The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships is the property of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) which is the governing body of Gymnastics worldwide. The Championships represent the pinnacle of elite gymnastics competition, attracting a substantial worldwide broadcast audience. WGC2022 is looking to engage an individual or agency to deliver the commercial sales process and maximise commercial opportunities for the event.
Almost 35 years after losing out to Barcelona for the 1992 Olympics, Brisbane is poised to stage the Games in 2032. Philip Barker reports on the long history of Australian Olympic bids, with the country still one of only two in the Southern Hemisphere to have hosted the Games.
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