2026 Winter Paralympics

The 2026 Winter Paralympics (Italian: Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2026), officially known as the XIV Paralympic Winter Games, and commonly known as Milano-Cortina 2026, is an international winter multi-sport event for disabled athletes that is scheduled to take place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 15 March 2026. 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]

XIV Paralympic Winter Games
Host cityMilan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Events79 in 6 sports
Opening6 March
Closing15 March
Opened by
President Sergio Mattarella (expected)
StadiumVerona Arena (Opening ceremony)
Cortina Olympic Stadium(Closing ceremony)
Winter
Summer
2026 Winter Olympics
Paralympic agitos
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2026 Winter Paralympics

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

The emblem is the "Futura" emblem, announced after an online vote on 30 March 2021.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Winter Olympics: Italy's Milan-Cortina bid chosen as host for the 2026 Games". BBC News. 24 June 2019.
  2. "IPC Governing Board take key decisions for future Paralympic Games".
  3. "Proposed venues". architectureofthegames.net. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  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. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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