Political leaders from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno and Veneto have
signed into creation the Cortina Foundation, which will oversee
projects relating to the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics at a
territorial level.
Milan Cortina 2026 organisers are convinced they can deliver a
balanced budget despite admitting to facing "complex" financial
challenges to put on the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in four
years' time.
The world trooped cautiously into the 2022 Beijing Olympics, wary about the "closed loop", a diplomatic boycott, human rights and the silencing of athletes. But after two weeks of action-packed sport, passion, triumph and human endeavour, the closed loop gave way to an "open China", as more global viewers than ever before soaked up the tension, drama and emotions that.
In the past 17 days, participants from almost every part of the world gathered in Beijing for the Olympic Winter Games, where they have tried their utmost to compete with others to obtain medals, but also knelt down to hug opponents when they fall on the snow; where they fought for the honor of their country, but also supported each other even at a time when their countries are at odds… this Winter Olympics, which was held against the backdrop of a COVID-19 ravaging across the world, not only presented the globe with what the IOC President hailed as a