2026_Winter_Paralympics

2026 Winter Paralympics

2026 Winter Paralympics

Upcoming multi-parasport event in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

The 2026 Winter Paralympics (Italian: Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2026), commonly known as Milano-Cortina 2026, is an international winter multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to take place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 15 March. The election was held on 24 June 2019 at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, home of the IOC headquarters. Milan-Cortina were elected as hosts, defeating Stockholm-Åre.[1]

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This will be the third Paralympic Games hosted in Italy and will mark the 20th anniversary of the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin.

Sports

79 events in six Winter Paralympic sports are expected.[2]

Venues

The venues for the Games are below.[3]

Locations of the venues in Northern Italy

Milan Cluster

Val di Fiemme Cluster

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cluster

Verona

Marketing

Emblem

On 30 March 2021, following a public vote between two candidates designed by Landor Associates, a design named "Futura" was announced as the emblem of the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Paralympic version is recoloured with a red, blue, and green gradient to symbolise an aurora and the colours of the Paralympic emblem.[4][5][6]

Mascot

Main article: 2026 Winter Olympics § Mascots

An online vote closing on 28 February 2023 was held among a list of candidates to select the mascots of the Olympics and Paralympics, with the winning candidates being inspired by stoats.[7] Their names were revealed to be Tina and Milo (derived from the names of the host cities),[8] with Milo, the brown stoat, being the Paralympic mascot. The character is portrayed as having been born without a leg, and represents ingenuity, willpower and creativity.[9]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Winter Olympics: Italy's Milan-Cortina bid chosen as host for the 2026 Games". BBC News. 24 June 2019.
  2. [2]
    "IPC Governing Board take key decisions for future Paralympic Games".
  3. [3]
    "Proposed venues". architectureofthegames.net. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Milano Cortina 2026, i nuovi simboli. E' 'Futura' il logo scelto, bianco per le olimpiadi, colorato per le paralimpiadi – Sport". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Milan Cortina 2026 unveil "Futura" design as Winter Olympic and Paralympic logo". www.insidethegames.biz. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. [6]
    "'Futura' is the official emblem of Milano Cortina 2026". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Milano-Cortina: dalla Calabria la mascotte delle Olimpiadi". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 1 March 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  8. [8]
    Di Grazia, Ida (7 February 2024). "Sanremo 2024, diretta seconda serata Incursione del signor Ruggero di Viva Rai2. I cantanti diventano presentatori. Giorgia co-conduttrice". Leggo (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  9. [9]
    "The mascots of Milano Cortina 2026". olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
Preceded by Winter Paralympics
Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo
XIV Paralympic Winter Games (2026)		 Succeeded by
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