Giovanni Malago, president of the 2026 Olympics organizing committee, said the bobsleigh and luge competitions at the Games will be held outside Italy. His words are quoted RIA News.
“The government has advised us that the best and most sustainable option to consider is to abandon the construction of the bobsled center in Cortina and move the competition to an existing site. As a result, the organizing committee needs to find another location outside Italy,” said Malago.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, it was proposed to allow the Russians to maintain neutral status if their athletes do not take an active part in supporting military operations. Athletes representing law enforcement agencies and armed forces will not be allowed to compete.
On October 12, the IOC announced the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) until further notice, following the inclusion of the Olympic Councils of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in the Russian organization. The IOC also stated that it reserves the right to make a decision at the necessary time on the admission of Russian athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Formerly Italian biathlete Dorothea Wierer shared his opinion After Russian athletes were excluded from international competitions, he declared that sports should be united.