Giorgio Armani dresses the Italian Team at Olympic and Paralympic Games
TOKYO 2020
Giorgio Armani will be the official outfitter of the Italian team at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. The designer's collaboration with CONI (the Italian National Olympic Committee) and CIP (Italian Paralympic Committee), which expresses his strong ties with the world of sport, will be announced today during...
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Milano-Cortina, 66 Olympic and Paralympic medals in the delegation
IOC SESSION
The athletes for Milan-Cortina 2026 take to the field. The Italian delegation in Lausanne will include 16 Olympic and Paralympic champions – 8 women and 8 men – from the past, present and future.
This strong representation of athletes lays claim to a remarkable achievement of 66 Olympic and Paralympic medals,...
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The olympic movement celebrates 1 year of action against plastic waste
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
World Environment Day 2019 marks one year since the international olympic committee (ioc) joined un environment’s #cleanseas initiative to beat plastic waste and called on the olympic movement to come on board.Since then, 11 International Sports Federations (IFs), four National Olympic Committees (NOCs), three of the IOC’s...
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President Malagò statement about report of IOC Evaluation Commission
MILANO CORTINA 2026
“There is great satisfaction in the results of the report drafted by the CIO Evaluation Committee on the candidacy of Milan Cortina for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. We were sure that we had done a good job, with great effort and passion, thanks to fantastic teamwork, the support of the government and the extraordinary...
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The Flame of Minsk 2019 has been lit in Rome. Malagò, Italy will be the protagonist
EUROPEAN GAMES
The path of the torch leading to Minsk 2019 starts from Rome. The evocative background of the Ara Pacis temple hosted the lighting ceremony of the symbol of the second edition of the European Games that will start in the Belarusian capital on 21 June.
The President of CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee)...
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Lausanne 2020: Zakea’s medal design reaches the top!
YOG
The winning entry of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Medal Design Competition for the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 has been chosen. It was submitted by 20-years old Zakea Page from New Zealand and is entitled “Beauty in Diversity”.
Chosen from among close to 300 entries from 60 nations, the winning...
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Tokyo 2020 Unveils Details of Olympic Competition Schedule
OLYMPIC GAMES
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today announced the event line-up for each session of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. This important information gives some tips for those considering purchasing Olympic tickets. The action-packed programme will feature a record 33 sports and 339...
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Final guarantees delivered by 12 April deadline: Milan-Cortina is prepared for vote
TODAY IN LAUSANNE
This morning in Lausanne, the final guarantees from the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics bid were delivered, as required by the IOC in the methods and timelines envisaged.
The bid’s journey has concluded with great satisfaction, after having involved the Italian Government, the cities of Milan and...
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Record data revealed by the IOC survey: 83% of Italians want the Games. Malagò: proud of the work carried out
MILANO CORTINA 2026
The press conference was held at Palazzo Marino, in the heart of Milan, during the week of the visit of the IOC Evaluation Commission with respect to the Milan Cortina bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games 2026. This morning the Seminar that began yesterday at the Royal Palace ended, and it featured a...
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Italian Government signs guarantees for bid. Giorgetti delivers letter to the IOC Commission
MILANO CORTINA 2026
The Italian Government has signed the guarantees in support of the Milan-Cortina 2026 bid. The announcement came at the start of the afternoon stage of the Seminar related to the visit by the IOC Evaluation Commission, held at the Palazzo Reale in Milan. The Undersecretary at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in...
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