MILAN (ITALPRESS) – There is the last stretch to go, there is no shortage of things to do but Italy is ready to deliver an unforgettable Winter Games edition. It’s countdown time at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, with the “One Year to Go” ceremony marking -365 days to the start of Milan-Cortina 2026. “I had the opportunity to personally taste the support of the Italian government through President Giorgia Meloni and from all the Ministers, they are all committed to ensure the success of the Games,” assured IOC President Thomas Bach, “Italy is ready to write the next chapter in the history of the Olympics, all our Italian friends are ready to welcome with open arms the best athletes of winter sports. Together we are writing a new chapter, in true Italian style.” The 365 days until the inaugural ceremony “will pass quickly, we have many things to do, we will do them together, we will face everything together,” Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi stressed for his part, “We cultivate a dream, that of going beyond to improve society, the nation and the well-being of people. President of CONI and the Milan-Cortina Foundation, Giovanni Malagò recalled that “only after the end of the Paralympics will there be the judgment of the world, but we are sure that we will all be proud to be Italian. There is a lot of expertise, there is awareness about the things to be done, but I can assure you that our goal is to make Italy come out in a wonderful way in the eyes of the world. We will be sure that everyone will feel proud to be Italian.” And if for Beppe Sala, mayor of Milan, “this is not just about sports, but a community event in which it is important to involve everyone, Italians want the Olympics, it’s just a matter of continuing to work,” the governor of Lombardy, Attilio Fontana adds that the upcoming Games will be “something that everyone will have to remember, it will be the Olympics without waste, of important public works.” “We are also ready,” the words of Veneto Region President Luca Zaia, “I also want to thank the IOC and Thomas Bach. We feel the responsibility of this organization and I thank the more than 60,000 volunteers who are giving us a hand.” That of Milan-Cortina, finally, is “the victory of the Italy of yes,” stressed the Minister of Infrastructure, Matteo Salvini, “It will be the Olympics of everyone, not just the rich, it will be an honor and a burden, a huge opportunity for the whole country.
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Countdown kicks off for Milan-Cortina, Bach “Italy is ready”
