Italy’s interior minister estimates the Games will generate €5 billion (US$5.69 billion) and create 20,000 jobs. FMTNews
Members of the Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics candidate city delegation react after being chosen to host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Lausanne on June 24.
Italy’s controversial Interior Minister Matteo Salvini predicted an economic windfall for the region.“Thank you to those who believed in it from the beginning, especially in the municipalities and regions, and tough luck for those who gave up and who did not believe.”“Congratulations to Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven had met with Bach on Sunday to give assurances over the guarantees of “full support” from the government.By contrast, after Rome’s failed attempt to capture the 2024 Summer Olympics, Giovanni Malago, head of the Italian Olympic Committee managed to unite political and economic support.It also highlighted traditional winter sports sites such as Cortina, which hosted the 1956 Olympics, Bormio and Anterselva.
Michela Moioli, Olympic snowboard champion in 2018, added: “The whole country believes in us; it’s your turn to believe in us.”
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