Five candidates have officially enrolled in the national nomination process run by Swiss Olympic with the objective to develop a Swiss Bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
"Swiss Made Olympic Games" (Western part of Switzerland), "Olympische Winterspiele 2026 Graubunden und Partner" (Eastern part of Switzerland), "Zentralschweiz 2026", "Switzerland 2026" and "2026 - Games for our future" have officially submitted their letter of interest to Swiss Olympic before the May 31 deadline. Over the next few months, the five candidates will take part in the national nomination process steered by Swiss Olympic with the objective of developing the best possible Swiss bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Jorg Schild, President of Swiss Olympic, declared: "We are pleased and very satisfied to see that the process initiated by Swiss Olympic has attracted high quality interest from cities and regions throughout Switzerland. We will now work together to refine and strengthen the proposals in order to develop more than a simple bid, but rather a national project for the future of our country.
Swiss Olympic is keen to bid for the Olympic Games again for two main reasons: First, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has a brand new approach to bidding which is much more flexible, and we know that it is now possible to balance the operational budget for the Games without any financial participation of the public sector. Secondly, the winter sport industry and the activities that rely on it strongly need to be revitalised in Switzerland. There is no better means than hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games to start this revitalisation process. In Swiss Olympic, we are ready to play our role and contribute to the improvement of our future through sport."
Starting from June 15 until the end of October, the five candidates will take part together in a series of workshops. The objective is to analyse the main conditions of a Swiss bid and to help the candidates develop the best proposal possible. A Swiss bid should not only be beneficial for Switzerland as a whole but also for sport and for the Olympic Movement.
For more information contact:
Alexander Wafler
Head of Media Information
+ 41 31 359 72 16
alexander.waefler@swissolympic.ch
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