The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that the IOC, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and the Organising Committees of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (OCOGs) Paris 2024, Milano Cortina 2026 and LA28 will together introduce a new global hospitality model.
Ex high jumper Talotti dies of cancer aged 40
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Just married to rollerskate champ, had months-old son
17 Maggio 2021
ROME, MAY 17 - Italian former high jumper Alessandro
Talotti died of cancer aged 40 at the weekend.
Udine-born Talotti took part in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and
set an Italian indoor record of 2.32 metres in Glasgow in 2005.
He came fourth in the 2002 European championships.
Talotti had a son, Elio, last autumn with rollerskate champ
Silvia Stibilj, and married her a few days before he died on
Saturday night.
The president of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), Giovanni
Malagò, tweeted Sunday: With your jumps you gave us so many
Milano Cortina 2026 presents significant progress at second IOC Coordination Commission meeting 04/19/21
The second International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission meeting with Milano Cortina 2026 was held virtually today, 19 April 2021. Despite the ongoing difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee could show the significant progress that it has been able to make since the previous Coordination Commission meeting in September last year.
Speaking after the meeting, Commission Chair Sari Essayah commented, “Since our last meeting in September 2020, the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee has made great progress despite the ongoing pandemic. The most visible highlight was the selection process for the new Milano Cortina 2026 emblem, which saw over 871,000 votes cast. Futura, the winning emblem, will become one of the most recognisable symbols in Italy over the next five years. I am confident that it will also be
Monday, 19 April 2021
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games has observed that great progress has been made by organisers in the past six months.
Meeting for the second time today, in a virtual setting given the global health crisis, the Coordination Commission heard how lessons had been learnt from Cortina d Ampezzo staging the Alpine World Ski Championships in February and that more than 850,000 votes were cast in the process which chose a logo for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Concerns over the legacy of the Cortina d Ampezzo sliding track have again been raised, but the IOC says any decision made in Italy will be respected, and discussions surrounding the Baselga di Pine outdoor oval, due to be used for speed skating, are said to be ongoing,