The CEO of the future Organising Committee for the XXV Winter Olympic Games has been appointed
MILANO CORTINA 2026
The Steering Committee for Milano Cortina 2026, meeting today at the Ministry for Youth Policies and Sports, in the presence of Minister Vincenzo Spadafora, has unanimously decided to appoint Vincenzo Novari as CEO of the future Organising Committee for the XXV Winter Olympic Games 2026.
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Milano Cortina 2026, press release
OLYMPiC GAMES
The 2026 Milan Cortina Steering Committee (CIC) met today, completed with the entry of the government and the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano which committed to ensuring their relative financial guarantees.
Taking part were the Minister for youth and sport, Vincenzo Spadafora, the President of CONI,...
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International Olympic Committee announces plans to move Olympic marathon and race walking to Sapporo
TOKYO 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it is planning to move the Olympic marathon and race walking events to Sapporo, the host city of the Olympic Winter Games 1972. The move to Hokkaido, the northern-most prefecture of Japan, will mean significantly lower temperatures for the athletes during the...
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Lausanne 2020 marks 100 days to go
WINTER YOG
Today marked exactly 100 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. An international Olympic sporting event of the highest level for athletes aged 15 to 18, these games combine sports performance, culture and education in an authentic celebration of sport...
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Unveils Mascots for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Beijing 2022
The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) launched the much-anticipated official Games mascots, Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon, in a festive ceremony attended by more than 1,600 people at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena today.
Cheerful Panda as Olympic Mascot...
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Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Flame lit in Athens
WINTER YOG
The Flame for the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland , was lit today in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece. This marks one of the most symbolic milestones in the lead-up to next year’s Winter YOG, which kick off on 9 January 2020 in the Olympic Capital. The torch lighting ceremony preceding any...
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Boxing Road to Tokyo 2020: qualification events announced
OLYMPIC GAMES
The Olympic Boxing Task Force today confirmed the names of the cities to host the five Qualification Events to be held on the Boxing Road to Tokyo 2020. The Task Force also announced the creation of an Athlete Ambassador Group, as well as the collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers on the refereeing and judging...
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Niccolò Campriani coaches refugees in Tokyo 2020 qualifying challenge
DOCUMENTED BY OLYMPIC CHANNEL
Coach a group of refugee athletes who just started a new sport, and help them qualify for Tokyo. In just one year. This is the ambitious project taken up by the three-time sport shooting Niccolò Campriani. Training began at the end of March 2019, with only to go. The journey of the three selected refugees is...
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Tokyo 2020's Medals Unveiled. Bach, Japan will make history
ONE YEAR TO GO!
With exactly one year to go before the start of the olympic games tokyo 2020, the organising committee (tocog) has at last unveiled the design of the medals that will be awarded at the games next summer.
The winning designs were selected after a nationwide competition open to both professional designers and design...
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The Kihinkan: the Casa Italia for the Games
TOKYO 2020
The Kihinkan – Takanawa Manor House”: this is the Casa Italia headquarters at the next 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The CONI Council made the decision today at the end of a long selection process of over 60 locations carried out during the last two years. The structure is characterized by a Liberty-style architecture from...
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