The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday announced that seven National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have expressed official interest in hosting the Olympic Winter Games in 2026.
In a statement by the IOC, the committee added that there were also other NOCs already considering to host in 2030 and beyond, including the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).
This will be the first group benefiting entirely from the Olympic Agenda, 2020 reforms, which offer a cost-efficient, transparent and flexible delivery of the Games from candidature through to legacy.
The statement showed that NOCs and cities interested in the 2026 Games are as follows:
Austrian Olympic Committee (Graz)
Canadian Olympic Committee (Calgary)
Italian Olympic Committee (Cortina d’Ampezzo/Milan/Turin)
Japanese Olympic Committee (Sapporo)
Swedish Olympic Committee (Stockholm)
Swiss Olympic Association (Sion)
Turkish Olympic Committee (Erzurum)
“I warmly welcome the NOCs’ and cities’ interest in hosting the Olympic Winter Games. The IOC has turned the page with regard to Olympic candidatures.
“Our goal is not just to have a record number of candidates, but ultimately it is to select the best city to stage the best Olympic Winter Games for the best athletes of the world,” IOC President Thomas Bach reacted in the statement.
These interested cities and NOCs will continue with the new Dialogue Stage.
In this, the IOC provides NOCs with greater support, technical advice, communications assistance and materials to develop the best possible candidature.
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