The International Olympic Committee yesterday heaped praise on two remaining candidate cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Italy’s Milan/Cortina bid recording stronger local support than Sweden’s Stockholm/Are proposal. The IOC Evaluation Commission issued its report following inspection visits to both bidders earlier this year. In past bid processes, when the Games were still a highly valued asset for cities, such refusals would equal early elimination from the bid process. “The candidature features established and iconic World Cup and World Championship venues,” it said. The figures for the Milan/Cortina bid stood at 83% support in Italy and 87% in Milan, demonstrating what the IOC said was “the public’s enthusiasm for the project.”The IOC will elect the winning bid at its session on June 24 in Lausanne.

Source: The Star May 24, 2019 13:07 UTC