Italy: 2026 Winter Olympic Games Bid 'Dead'

The Italian government said on Tuesday it will no longer back a bid to stage the 2026 Winter Olympics jointly in Milan, Turin and Cortina after the mayors of the three cities failed to unite behind the project. "The proposal does not have the support of the government so it dies here," Sports Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti told parliament. "Doubt and suspicion prevailed." The government decision will make it almost impossible for the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI)...

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