Mondiali, anche Pellielo in testa nel Trap dopo i primi 50 piattelli
Buona la prima. Giovanni Pellielo apre i 51esimi Mondiali di Tiro a Volo a Granada guidando la classifica provvisoria della Fossa Olimpica, insieme ad altri undici tiratori. Il quattro volte Campione del Mondo e tre volte medagliato olimpico non ha sbagliato nulla. Con un perfetto 50/50, guida il gruppo dei 145 aspiranti Campioni del Mondo e si presenta al secondo giorno di gara con un percorso netto. Buona anche la prestazione di Massimo Fabbrizi. Il Vice Campione Olimpico ha avuto una sola defaillance nella seconda serie, ma con 49 segue i vertici della classifica a brevissima distanza. Qualche difficoltà in più per Valerio Grazini, secondo nella Finale di Coppa del Mondo 2013, che ha iniziato la giornata infilando uno zero nel primo piattello della prima serie. Con 24/25 e 23/25 è arrivato a quota 47. Domani la gara proseguirà con altri 50 piattelli di qualificazione e terminerà mercoledì 10 settembre con gli ultimi 25, la semifinale ed i medal matches. I primi tre classificati consentiranno al Paese di appartenenza di ottenere la Carta Olimpica per Rio 2016.
Italia-Usa 1-3 ma gli azzurri avanzano alla seconda fase dei Mondiali
Ancora una sconfitta per la Nazionale maschile di pallavolo, che cede per 3-1 (25-18 25-20 23-25 25-17) agli Stati Uniti, ma riesce ad entrare comunque nel girone della seconda fase dei Mondiali in Polonia (per numero di vittorie nei confronti del Belgio con cui hanno concluso a pari punti), dove sono attesi a Lodz dalle gare con Serbia e Polonia (mercoledì 10 e giovedì 11) e a Bydegoszcz da Australia ed Argentina (sabato 13 e domenica 14). Quattro gare da vincere per continuare ad inseguire la fase finale a sei, che in questo momento sembra molto lontana. Birarelli e compagni partiranno con soli 2 punti e dovranno cercare di raggiungere il terzo posto ora occupato dalla Serbia con 6.
L'Italia contro gli Usa aveva l'occasione di riscattarsi, dopo lo scivolone con Porto rico. Non c'è riuscita, ma ha mostrato grande volontà di uscire da una crisi, che gli stessi protagonisti non riescono a spiegarsi completamente.
"Qui in Polonia a parte qualche momento non ci siamo espressi sui nostri migliori livelli - ha commentato Dragan Travica che nella seconda parte del match è tornato a guidare la squadra - Per questo non abbiamo battuto gli Stati uniti ed abbiamo perso le gare in precdenza. Sino a questa partita la sfera ce l'avevamo noi. Avevamo l'occasione di cambiare il nostro Mondiale. ci abbiamo provato davvero con tutte le nostre forze ed i nostri difetti. Non ci siamo riusciti, ma questa è la faccia più positiva della gara".
L'Italia non ha iniziato benissimo, fermata soprattutto dalla forza in battuta degli americani. Nel secondo set Mauro Berruto ha perduto Ivan Zaytsev per un infortunio alla caviglia destra e lo ha sostituito con Vettori. In svantaggio 0-2 la squadra azzurra si è parzialmente ritrovata. Ha "raccolto" molto di più in difesa, ha lottato e vinto 25-23 il terzo riaprendo il match. Sullo slancio gli azzurri sino sono portati avanti nel quarto 6-4, ma poi alla lunga hanno iniziato a sbagliare troppo ed hanno ceduto. Berruto inizialmente ha deciso di rimettere in squadra Simone Parodi, martello accanto a Kovar, confermato invece Baranowicz in regia. Simone Buti, dopo il riposo di sabato ha ripreso il suo posto da titolare al centro insieme a Birarelli. Poi ha utilizzato molto Travica, in pianta stabile dal terzo set e dopo l'infortunio dello "Zar" ha messo dentro Vettori.
Two years to go, the countdown has begun. Two years until Los Angeles 2028
- OLYMPIC GAMES
Two years to go: LA28 is the target. The countdown is already under way, with two years remaining until the Opening Ceremony of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The Olympic spectacle will return to California for the third time, following the 1932 and 1984 editions.
On 14 July 2028, the Olympic Opening Ceremony will be jointly staged at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Ansa photo) – which will become the first venue in history to host events at three editions of the Olympic Games – and at the stadium in Inglewood.
The use of the two venues, designated respectively to host the athletics and swimming competitions, reflects the revised schedule, with athletics moving to the first week and swimming to the second.
The programme for the 34th edition of the Summer Olympic Games will feature 36 sports and 353 events: 161 women’s, 166 men’s and 26 mixed events, 22 more than at Paris 2024.
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, female participation, at 50.3%, will exceed male participation, at 49.7%. Of the 11,198 athletes expected to compete, 5,635 will be women and 5,563 men. Every team sport will feature at least the same number of women’s and men’s teams, with women’s water polo adding two teams to bring the total to 12. Football will feature 16 women’s teams, four more than the 12 competing in the men’s tournament.
The baseline quota of 10,500 athletes has been increased by a further 698 places, allocated to the five sports proposed by the LA28 Organising Committee: baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash.
Archery, athletics – with the mixed 4x100m relay – golf, gymnastics, rowing – with the coastal beach sprint – and table tennis will all introduce new mixed events.
The Olympic Closing Ceremony will take place at the Memorial Coliseum on 30 July 2028, celebrating the spirit of the Games and further cementing Los Angeles’s status as an Olympic city. Anticipation is building and Olympic fever is rising: LA28 is on the horizon.
Olympic Q-Series sports programme confirmed for Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal and Orlando
- ROAD TO LOS ANGELES 2028
The sports programme for each stop of the Olympic Q-Series has been confirmed, with Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal and Orlando set to stage a dynamic mix of team and individual sports on the road to the Los Angeles 28 Olympic Games.
Each stop will host four sports. The Series will open in Tokyo from 4 to 7 May 2028, with the Japanese capital staging 3x3 basketball, BMX freestyle, climbing and skateboarding (park and street). One week later, the Olympic Q-Series will move to Shanghai from 11 to 14 May 2028, where athletes will compete in 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball (photo Beach Volleyball World), BMX freestyle and climbing. The North American leg will begin in Montreal from 1 to 4 June 2028. The Canadian stop will feature flag football, beach volleyball, BMX freestyle and skateboarding (park). The Series will conclude in Orlando from 8 to 11 June 2028, with the US stop hosting flag football, beach volleyball, climbing and skateboarding (park).
The Olympic Q-Series is designed to bring qualification events closer to fans, combining high-performance sport with an urban festival atmosphere. The 2028 edition builds on the inaugural edition held in 2024, while expanding the concept to four host cities and six sports on the road to LA28.
Further details on the Olympic Q-Series 2028 – including ticketing for each stop – will be confirmed at a later date.
New disciplines, additional events on the programme and gender equality: what’s new at the Winter Olympic Games
- ALPES 2030
The Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games will make history as the first Winter Games with gender parity. The athlete quota places will be distributed equally. Some 3,046 athletes (1,525 female and 1,521 male, including athletes in ski mountaineering proposed by the OCOG as an additional sport) are set to compete across 126 events – 56 for women, 55 for men and 15 mixed. This was confirmed today by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) as part of the discipline and event review. As part of the review, it was decided that freeride (ski and snowboard) and synchro9 (figure skating) athletes will feature for the first time on an Olympic stage. The IOC EB also confirmed the retention of snowboard parallel giant slalom, while Nordic combined was not retained.
The Alpes 2030 discipline and event programme was approved by the IOC EB following the recommendations of the Olympic Programme Working Group (OPWG), which assessed the proposals submitted by the International Federations (IFs) and the Organising Committee with regard to ski mountaineering.
Overall, 26 new events were proposed by the IFs and the Organising Committee. The IOC EB decided to add three disciplines and 16 events, to enhance gender equality, innovation and youth interest, in line with the principles approved in 2024.
The discipline and event changes introduced for Alpes 2030 concern four sports.
Biathlon: mixed singles relay (event)
Skating: figure skating: synchro9 (event); speed skating: men’s team sprint and women’s team sprint (events)
Ski and snowboard: freeride (discipline) with men’s ski, men’s snowboard, women’s ski, women’s snowboard (events); freestyle skiing: mixed team ski cross (event); snowboard: mixed team snowboard parallel (event); ski jumping: women’s super team (event); removal of Nordic combined (discipline).
Ski mountaineering (sport proposed by the French Alps 2030 Organising Committee and approved by the 146th IOC Session in June): individual (discipline): men’s individual and women’s individual (events); sprint (discipline): men’s sprint, women’s sprint and mixed relay (events).
Athlete quotas have also been adjusted across several sports and disciplines, with the overall quota set at 3,046 athletes, comprising 1,525 female athletes and 1,521 male athletes (including the OCOG-proposed sport of ski mountaineering).
These changes reflect the IOC’s commitment to ensuring that gender parity is achieved, and that the Olympic programme continues to evolve and remain relevant to future generations of athletes and fans, while controlling cost and complexity.
Freeride (ski and snowboard) and synchro9 (figure skating) will make their first appearance on the Olympic stage at Alpes 2030.
Freeride has experienced rapid international growth, benefitting from a strong youth fanbase and visually spectacular competition. It uses a natural field of play, which minimises its impact on the Games. Comprising four events, it will provide an Olympic opportunity for 44 athletes (22 women and 22 men) to compete at the Games for the first time. Freeride started in the 1990s to develop as a discipline.
The inclusion of synchro9, a team event, is a key factor in achieving gender parity at Alpes 2030. The event will be contested in the existing figure skating venue. Synchronised skating has demonstrated strong spectator appeal and delivers a dynamic competition atmosphere. It was officially recognised as a discipline by the International Skating Union (ISU) in the 1990s.
When approving the Milano Cortina 2026 sports programme in 2022, the IOC EB decided to closely monitor the performance of snowboard parallel giant slalom (PGS) and Nordic combined, considering challenges observed in past editions of the Games from a participation and audience engagement perspective.
During every Games edition, the IOC conducts a global study covering all Olympic Winter Games sports, disciplines and events across key markets on all five continents. The evaluation during Milano Cortina 2026 measured 14 popularity indicators across broadcast coverage, digital media, general public interest, ticketing and press, involving up to 50+ markets per indicator.
The IOC EB noted that PGS – as part of the discipline of snowboard – had demonstrated significant improvement since Beijing 2022 across a number of popularity indicators. It was therefore decided to retain the PGS events on the Alpes 2030 programme, provided that they will not have a standalone field of play.
Based on the findings of this study, together with trends observed across previous studies of past editions of the Olympic Winter Games, the IOC EB discussed the status of Nordic combined and decided not to include the discipline on the Alpes 2030 programme.
Across most of the popularity indicators, Nordic combined ranked lowest among all Olympic Winter Games disciplines at Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026. At the most recent Olympic Winter Games, it was the lowest-ranked discipline in 11 of the 14 popularity indicators assessed.
In addition, the discipline continues to face challenges in terms of universality and participation at the Olympic Games. Only five National Olympic Committees (NOCs) won medals in Nordic combined across the last four editions of the Olympic Winter Games.
Nordic combined will remain on the programme of the Dolomiti Valtellina 2028 Winter Youth Olympic Games and is eligible for future inclusion at the Utah 2034 Olympic Winter Games through the candidate discipline pathway under the evaluation process established within the Fit for the Future strategic framework.
Nordic combined athletes and Olympians will continue to have access to all the programmes designed for athletes and Olympians which are available via Athlete365.
As a result of the changes introduced to the programme, Alpes 2030 is set to achieve gender parity by quota allocation for the first time in Olympic Winter Games history, building on the progress achieved at Milano Cortina 2026, which delivered the most gender-balanced edition to date.
Female athlete quota places will account for 50 per cent of the total quota of 3,046 athletes. The programme will also achieve parity in the number of events staged, with 56 women’s and 55 men’s events, in addition to 15 mixed events.
Additionally, four sports will increase women’s participation, with two reaching full parity.
- Luge: from 44.3% to 50%
- Skiing: from 48.6% to 50%
- Bobsleigh: from 32.9% to 39.5%
- Ice hockey: from 43.4% to 45.6%
The seven sports on the Alpes 2030 initial sports programme were approved by the 142nd IOC Session in Paris in July 2024, at the same time as the host election.
In addition, ski mountaineering was officially included as an additional sport on the programme for the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games. The decision was taken by the 146th IOC Session in Lausanne in June 2026, following a proposal from the French Alps 2030 Organising Committee.
Further information on the Olympic programme can be found via this link: Sports programme and results - FAQ (olympics.com).
The French Alps 2030 Organising Committee also proposed some updates to the Alpes 2030 venue masterplan which were approved by the IOC EB in addition to those approved at the previous meeting on 22 June.
Following the 146th IOC Session decision on 25 June 2026 to include ski mountaineering in the Alpes 2030 sports programme, the EB approved Montgenèvre as the host venue for this sport. This allows for integration with an existing competition venue and the Olympic Village in Briançon, ensuring operational efficiency and athlete convenience.
The IOC EB also approved adjustments to the Paralympic venue masterplan to create a more compact plan and maximise the use of Olympic venues, subject to approval by the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board.
As a principle, feedback on the 14 popularity indicators has also been provided to all International Federations so that they can work closely with the IOC to further improve for the next Games editions, particularly those disciplines and events with lower rankings.
The discipline and event programme for Alpes 2030 was assessed in line with the previously established evaluation criteria and not under the new framework approved on 25 June 2026 by the IOC Session, as part of the IOC Fit for the Future process, which will be applied only from Brisbane 2032 onwards.
Taranto 2026 medals unveiled 50 days before the event. Buonfiglio: “We will once again be at the centre of the world”
- MEDITERRANEAN GAMES
The medals for Taranto 2026 have been officially unveiled 50 days before the Opening Ceremony of the Mediterranean Games.
Produced by the Italian State Mint, the medals for the event, scheduled to take place from Friday 21 August to Thursday 3 September, symbolise sporting achievement and, through their design, convey the values of encounter, dialogue and sharing among the peoples of the Mediterranean. The awards for those who step onto the podium have been created to express the bond between the host city, the sea and the cultures that have met along its shores for millennia. On one side stands the Games logo, with the two “X”s of the Roman numeral 20 transformed into anthropomorphic shapes inspired by the lines of the Monument to the Sailor, a symbol of Taranto and an ideal reference to the embrace between peoples. The graphic composition recalls land and water sports through textures and reliefs that evoke movement and dynamism. Made of brass, with a diameter of 80 millimetres, the medals feature gold, rhodium and copper finishes, corresponding respectively to first, second and third place. They are symbolic objects that encapsulate the spirit of the Games and the deep bond between Taranto and the Mediterranean.
CONI President Luciano Buonfiglio attended the presentation ceremony at the headquarters of the Ionian Department of the University: “The construction site of sport does not close: after Milano Cortina 2026, there are the Mediterranean Games. These events place us at the centre of the world and show that Italy is the second leading country in the organisation of major events, a sign of our capability. Our aim is to increase young people’s participation in sport. Thanks to the facilities that have been built and the work of everyone involved, we will be ready for the event. What matters is reaching the start line. These will be the fourth Mediterranean Games hosted by Italy: today I have truly understood what Taranto means”.
“The Mediterranean Games are won together,” added the Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi. “These 50 days will be no different from the previous 49, because the work began some time ago. In addition to financial resources, passion, expertise and dedication are needed. The spirit of these Games is to win together. We are thinking about the Games, but we are also thinking about 4 September, about what will remain, about the legacy and the lasting assets we have made available to the communities of Puglia. Italy is capable of hosting the world and of ensuring progress driven by a sporting event, but which then becomes culture, opportunity for young people and development for the territory”.
Tommaso Foti, Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policy and the NRRP, then said: “The Games will open on 21 August and there is already wonderful news: the Erasmo Iacovone Stadium will be sold out. I feel sorry for those who will not be able to see the Opening Ceremony in person at the stadium, but Rai will be there. It will be an event that will bring great prestige to the city of Taranto, which fully deserved it. This is a place that must be represented for what it truly is, with its history, traditions and customs”.
Massimo Ferrarese, President of the Taranto 2026 Organising Committee, said: “We are about to complete the major works. The Government has given us the opportunity to work with peace of mind, and for this I thank Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ministers Tommaso Foti and Andrea Abodi, who have always stood by us. We started with the decree of August 2024 and, in 22 months, we have reached the finish line. We are satisfied with the swimming pools, the Iacovone Stadium and all the other works, without forgetting anyone”.
“The medal is the symbol of an event of this kind. Its size and weight were important, because every athlete must remember all the sacrifice they have made while wearing it” concluded Carlo Molfetta, Director General of Taranto 2026.
The journal of the Institute of Sport Medicine and Science is launched: issue 0, dedicated to the Milano Cortina Games, is now online
- THE NEW PUBLICATION
A forum for debate, dissemination and in-depth analysis; a place to share knowledge and experience acquired in the field and to encourage reflection on the future of sport. This is the aim behind the launch of the new six-monthly IMSS journal, published by CONI’s Institute of Sport Medicine and Science.
Issue 0, available in digital format at rivistaimss.coni.it, is devoted entirely to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. It features interviews with the four Italian flagbearers from the latest edition of the Games — Federica Brignone, Arianna Fontana, Amos Mosaner and Federico Pellegrino — along with a wide range of content and in-depth features on the most recent five-ring event: the complex organisation of Olympic preparation, athletes’ health protocols, the technical aspects of winter sports, the importance of performance monitoring and analysis, and the key role of education and research.
“I am truly pleased and proud to launch the new journal of the Institute of Sport Medicine and Science, an ideal forum for education and the dissemination of culture. Today, the IMSS is both a centre of excellence for sports medicine and a point of reference for athletes’ health and injury prevention, providing a wide range of services. This new tool represents a valuable space in which to reflect on health protection, the value of science and the importance of education, as we work together to build the future of Italian sport” said CONI President Luciano Buonfiglio.
“CONI’s Institute of Sport Medicine and Science is one of the organisation’s most prestigious assets, capable of bringing together dreams, objectives and results. It turns perspectives into action, thanks to the expertise and experience of those who honour its mission. It is the element of continuity that ensures consolidated standards are upheld, offering healthcare, educational pathways and technical-scientific support. That is why we are proud of this new editorial initiative, which is intended to leave a tangible record of what is built day after day, with the aim of honouring tradition while enhancing it through innovation” declared Carlo Mornati, CONI General Secretary and editor-in-chief of the journal.
“The journal has been created with a clear objective: to share the experience and knowledge acquired in the field across the IMSS’s various areas of expertise, not only through figures and activities, but through the vision that guides daily choices, the institutional mission that shapes its priorities and the public responsibility that accompanies every clinical, scientific and educational intervention. With this journal, we want to create a space for debate, dissemination and in-depth analysis; a place to encourage broader reflection on the future of sport, the protection of health, the value of applied science and the importance of highly qualified training for the various professionals working in sport,” explained Giampiero Pastore, Director of CONI’s Institute of Sport Medicine and Science and editorial director of the journal.
Roma Basket Club chooses the 'Giulio Onesti' Olympic Preparation Centre as its training base
- CONI
A significant new step in the growth of Roma Basket Club, the new franchise being established in the Italian capital under the ownership of Luka Dončić and Donnie Nelson, as it prepares for its debut season in the Italian Serie A championship.
The club will use the 'Giulio Onesti' Olympic Preparation Centre at Acqua Acetosa as its primary training base during its inaugural season, thanks to an agreement currently being finalised that aims to create a strategic partnership between CONI and the new Roman basketball organisation.
The agreement was formalised today at the 'Giulio Onesti' Olympic Preparation Centre during a meeting attended by CONI President Luciano Buonfiglio, General Secretary Carlo Mornati, Head of the Olympic Preparation Centres Alessio Palombi and Roma Basket Club co-owner Donnie Nelson, accompanied by Rimantas Kaukenas, who is expected to assume a leading role within the club’s sporting department, and Roberto Carmenati.
The decision represents an important recognition of the excellence of CONI’s Olympic Preparation Centre, which has long been a benchmark for high-performance sport at both national and international level. The partnership is also expected to extend to the medical and scientific field through the involvement of CONI’s Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, which will be able to provide the club with world-class expertise and services in athlete health protection and performance optimisation.
The agreement is designed to develop positive synergies between the Italian sporting system and an ambitious new force in domestic basketball. The collaboration aims to support the growth of Italian basketball through the sharing of expertise, methodologies and high-performance services, contributing to the development of young talent, raising the competitiveness of the entire system and, in a broader perspective, strengthening the Italian national team and the wider Italian basketball movement.
La dirigenza del Roma Basket Club al CPO 'Giulio Onesti'
The IOC celebrates Olympic Day, Antonella Palmisano: “I tell young people to be ambitious, to dream”
- THE TRADITION OF 23 JUNE
As tradition dictates, on 23 June the International Olympic Committee celebrates Olympic Day.
The day dedicated to sport, health and the desire to come together was created precisely on the anniversary of the founding of the IOC, on 23 June 1894, when Baron Pierre de Coubertin, at the Sorbonne in Paris, set in motion the revival of the Ancient Olympic Games.
Then, in 1947 in Stockholm, Doctor Gruss, a Czech member of the International Olympic Committee, presented to the 41st IOC Session the idea of a world Olympic day, a day dedicated to celebrating everything the Olympic Movement represents. A few months later, the project was approved at the 42nd IOC Session, held in St Moritz in January 1948.
The organisation of the event was entrusted to the National Olympic Committees and today, as every year, CONI is also playing its part. “During a race in my third year of middle school I discovered I was an athlete,” recalls Antonella Palmisano for the occasion (photo ANSA), winner of the 20km race walk at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “I won the Italian race walking championship. Athletics was no longer just a way to be part of a group. I think that sometimes you need to hit rock bottom in order to rise to the top. I spent entire days crying, but I always managed to get back up. Before Tokyo 2020 I had suffered an injury and I did not even know whether I would be able to take part. And instead I won Olympic gold. I tell young people to be ambitious, to dream. To find the strength to overcome their own limits and build their own future”.
Words closely connected to this year’s Olympic Day theme: “You can do this. Let’s Move”. A simple message whose aim is to encourage young people to take the first step, reminding them that sometimes feeling awkward, imperfect or insecure is entirely normal. “Let’s Move” is an initiative promoted by the IOC in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO): research shows that young people face a number of barriers to taking part in sport and physical activity, and that a lack of confidence is one of the factors contributing to this situation.
While the world is moving faster than ever, people are moving less and less: research shows that more than 81% of young people do not reach the recommended daily level of physical activity for optimal mental and physical health. 23 June marks the beginning of a new global movement aimed at finding time to move.
“Sport is for all of us. Whether you are an Olympian, a member of your local community team or running with friends for fun, we all start from the same starting line,” IOC President Kirsty Coventry stressed. “Often, the hardest step is the first one. Every athlete has found themselves in that situation, with those doubts creeping into their mind: ‘Am I ready? Can I do this?’. But when our bodies start moving, our mindset changes too. Confidence grows with every step, we begin to believe in ourselves and, together, we support one another. This is the power of sport: it is not only about what we are physically able to do, but about what we believe we can do. Together”.
Alpes 2030: emblems inspired by mountains and light unveiled
- Winter Olympic Games
The two emblems of the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games, inspired by “a mountain revealed by light,” were unveiled on Thursday.
Together, the two emblems symbolise the mountains and light of the French Alps, forming a unified identity, as explained by Edgar Grospiron, president of the Alpes 2030 Organising Committee.
"The same mountain will unite the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2030,” he said. “That is why our two emblems were conceived as complementary expressions of the same vision. Together, they embody our ambition: to give Olympism and Paralympism the same place, strength and visibility".
Grospiron also stressed France's rich Olympic hosting heritage, pointing to Chamonix 1924, Grenoble 1968, Albertville 1992 and, most recently, Paris 2024 as shining examples of the country's ability to stage world-class events.
"We know how to organise big events. We've proven it. We have the expertise, the people and the infrastructure," he said, adding that the region's mountains are already among Europe's most popular winter tourism destinations.
The newly unveiled emblems were also warmly received by French winter sports athletes. Double Olympic snowboard cross medallist Chloé Trespeuch praised their clean design:
"I find them very stylish, simple, minimalist and timeless," she said. "They also have a nice story. Those two emblems complement each other, between the Olympics and Paralympics. I can't wait to wear them!".
Meanwhile, double Olympic cross-country skiing medallist Richard Jouve said the designs capture the spirit of the host region.
"Those emblems represent our mountains well. The design and colours are really nice. It's a great way to kick off the Games!".
"Different yet inseparable, they form a whole: one of the Winter Games united by a shared vision, a shared energy, a shared territory and shared values," the Organising Committee said.
Two emblems were chosen — one for the Olympic Winter Games and one for the Paralympic Winter Games — to represent the identity of the next Winter Games in France. They are built around three key elements.
Rays of light reveal the contours of the landscape. They open up a perspective, the promise of clarity, warmth and renewal.
Mountain peaks embody the field of play of Alpes 2030: Alpine sports, challenge, raw beauty, pushing limits, and awe.
The point of convergence represents coming together. Where the rays meet, the summit appears.
The emblems of the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games feature a range of colours inspired by two elements of mountainous regions: light and ice.
Midnight blue and azure blue evoke altitude, depth, stability and the horizon.
Red and pink alpenglow recall moments when sunlight warms the mountain peaks and brings vibrancy to the landscape. They represent the energy of the event, as well as the spirit of sport and enthusiasm.
*As part of this launch, a new Games signature has officially been adopted: “Alpes 2030”. This new naming replaces “Alpes Françaises 2030 / French Alps 2030”.
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