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The capital of Tyrol has announced in recent days, with the participation of the Austrian Olympic Committee and the Government, the 'initiation of a feasibility study & agrave; for the bid to host the Winter Games in 2026.
Thursday 27 October 2016 5 minutes reading time
With the IOC in obvious difficulty & agrave; find strong candidates for the Winter Olympics after the challenge limited to two contenders, Beijing and Almaty, for 'edition of 2022, the' Austria seems determined to pursue a bid for 2026 after the failures in series collected from Graz (2002), Klagenfurt (2006), Salzburg (2010 and 2014). The 'eventual nominee would Innsbruck who has already & agrave; It hosted the Games in 1964 and in 1976 after the withdrawal in the running of the designated candidate Denver.
Nell''ufficializzare the feasibility study & agrave ;, perch & egrave; Phase & egrave; very preliminary given that the nominations will be presented only at the end of next year the president of the Olympic Austrian Committee has specifically highlighted as "Thomas Bach, President of the IOC, has reiterated in pi & ugrave; an opportunity like at this time may have priority & agrave; the nominations traditionally known centers for winter sports with decades of experience nell''ospitare sporting events. " An identikit & egrave; perfect for Tyrolean ambitions.
Supposedly, according to rumors and announcements collected in recent months, it could also be the game Stockholm, a resort & agrave; Swiss (the 'last to speak in such a direction & egrave; been Montreux), Calgary which in turn has made starting a feasibility study & agrave; and Almaty.
The 'idea has found immediate support in Gianfranco Kasper, president of the International Ski Federation and member of the Executive Board of the IOC. "Innsbruck would have high possibility & agrave;," he said, "probably you should find some partners such as & egrave; can now with the 'Agenda 2020', the reform of the IOC which provides greater flexibility & agrave; and lower organizational costs. And in the mind of Kasper gi & agrave; emerge the possibility & agrave ;: "They could go to Italy, for example in Bolzano, for the 'Hockey, in Monaco for the events on the ice or in Salzburg while specialty & agrave; Pool could all be played in Innsbruck."
The race, which could bring twenty years after the Winter Olympics in the Alps, from which missing from Torino 2006, partly with the feasibility study & agrave; funded jointly by the Austrian Olympic Committee, the city & agrave; Innsbruck and & nbsp; Government at a cost of 350,000 Euros. If the 'outcome is positive, the next step would be a referendum among the population, a passage that for 2022 has dropped some applications. The formal process will begin & agrave ;, however, at the end of 2017 to take a decision in the 2019 IOC session.
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