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After the press conference that established the coalition in the Stockholm municipal council between Alliance and environmentalists and the decision not to support the Olympic bid for 2026, the Swedish Olympic Committee officially declares to remain in the race: "The campaign continues as before" .
Saturday 13 October 2018 3 minutes reading time
It does so with a long official statement issued late yesterday evening, after an intense day of discussions triggered by the presentation of the programmatic points around which seems to have cemented a new majority for the city hall of the Swedish capital.
"Today the new majority for the city government was presented in Stockholm: it is a new coalition of parties whose main objective is to ensure that all funds are used for the benefit of the city and taxpayers", begins the SOK document "The plan of our candidacy is financially prudent and guarantees all the parties involved, starting from our city and from Sweden to the Olympic movement.The nomination is strong, the financial plan is fortr and is privately financed 100% without any impact on taxpayers We believe that our approach is aligned with the new era of the International Olympic Committee: Stockholm 2026 will become a reference for every aspect of sustainability for the Winter Olympic Games that will follow. "
"Those responsible for the nomination have returned from the CIO session in Buenos Aires," continues the long statement, "and have collected extremely positive feedback for its sustainability: no waste, no surprises and no unnecessary new construction. the CIO funds and the turnover of all marketing activities and only two new venues will be built: the Oval for Speed ​​Skating and the stadium for Nordic Skiing and Biathlon in Hamra. Both will be used for a long time after the Games, they are investments in our young people of the coming generations ".
In conclusion, the Swedish Olympic Committee expresses its intention to open a dialogue with the new majority to discuss the contents of the nomination by announcing a meeting with the future mayor to provide him with all the details of what Agenda 2020 really means. "The campaign continues as before".
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