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The 2026 Winter Paralympics (Italian: Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2026), officially the XIV Paralympic Winter Games (Italian: XIV Giochi paralimpici invernali) and commonly known as Milano Cortina 2026, is an international winter multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to take place from 6 to 15 March 2026 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 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.
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. A mixed doubles event will make its debut in Wheelchair curling,
Alpine skiing (30) ()
Nordic skiing
Biathlon (18) ()
Cross-country skiing (20) ()
Para ice hockey (1) ()
Snowboarding (8) ()
Wheelchair curling (2) ()
Venues
The venues for the Games are below.
= Milan Cluster
=Fiera Milano Rho - Ice sledge hockey, International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre
= Val di Fiemme Cluster
=Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium, Tesero – biathlon, cross-country skiing
= Cortina d'Ampezzo Cluster
=Olimpia delle Tofane slope, Cortina d'Ampezzo – alpine skiing, snowboarding
Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio, Cortina – wheelchair curling, closing ceremony
= Verona
=Verona Arena – opening ceremony
Calendar
The first version of the schedule was released in March 2024. Competition will begin two days before the opening ceremony on 4 March with the first two rounds of the wheelchair curling mixed doubles, and end on 15 March 2026.
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.
= Mascot
=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. Their names were revealed to be Tina and Milo (derived from the names of the host cities), 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.
See also
2026 Winter Olympics
1960 Summer Paralympics
2006 Winter Paralympics
References
External links
Official website Archived 17 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine - MilanoCortina2026 Foundation
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