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Two days of work at Pirellone under the guidance of President Giovanni Malagò.
Wednesday 22 July 2020 6 minutes reading time
2026 days after the opening ceremony of the Milan Winter Olympics Cortina 2026, the Board of Directors of the Foundation organizing the Games met in the iconic Milanese headquarters of Pirellone, for two days of work under the guidance of President Giovanni Malagò.
The management led by the CEO Vincenzo Novari provided the directors with extensive and detailed information on the progress of the Olympic and Paralympic project, which continued without delay even during the lockdown, and on the lines of development for the future. "We are optimistic, positive and proactive" - said Malagò - There is great curiosity and interest in this Olympiad, because with the double candidacy of Milan and Cortina we have opened a new era: the project of a great innovative event takes off concretely, full of energy on the sporting level and light from an economic and structural point of view.
Building less, building better and leaving a legacy for the future, these are fixed points. A vision to which all the councilors, both the representatives of the territories and institutions and those of sport, in this two days have contributed with a positive spirit ".
Milan Cortina 2026 is the first winter Olympics to move from compliance with the 2020 Agenda of the International Olympic Committee and the New Norm, the 2018 reform that aims to make the Olympic and Paralympic Games a great sustainable, flexible and efficient event, both under the operational and financial profile, while creating more value for the host cities in the immediate and long term. "It will be a choral Olympiad, we want Milan Cortina 2026 to be not only the Games of Milan or Cortina, but of all of Italy - underlined the CEO Vincenzo Novari - It is a unique opportunity to development for a country that has to start again: this is why our work begins immediately and will leave a positive legacy well beyond 2026. The project we have developed and which the Council fully embraces, combines sporting excellence and efficiency economic, the two criteria that will guide all our choices.
The goal, with the help of the IOC, the Paralympic world, sports federations and representatives of the territories, is to create an unforgettable edition of the Games. The first that, as regards the operation of the event, will not use one euro of public money, leaving a light and positive impression of its passage ".
At the end of the two days - an occasion also to take stock of the projects and events that will accompany the Games in the area - the Foundation's Board of Directors unanimously approved the President's report and, by majority, some statutory changes technical in nature, and listened to the report of the Project Director, Diana Bianchedi. The CDA, which has already scheduled the next meeting by the end of October, was attended by the President of the Italian Paralympic Committee, Luca Pancalli, the Federations, the councilors of the sports area and those in representation, in addition to President Malagò and CEO Novari. of the Government and the Territories that will host the Games (Lombardy Region, Veneto Region, Municipality of Milan, Municipality of Cortina d''Ampezzo, Autonomous Province of Bolzano and Autonomous Province of Trento).
Also present was Piers Jones, IOC Head of Games Delivery: “We work in close synergy with the Organizing Committee. An Olympiad is the biggest challenge a country can face in peacetime. An extraordinary opportunity for the sports movement and for the whole of Italy. The IOC highly appreciates the work done so far and is at the side of the Foundation to make Milan Cortina 2026 an example for all the next Games ".
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