https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo has been chosen to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, beating Stockholm-Åre's bid. https://www.thelocal.it/20190624/winter-olympics-sweden-milan-stockholm-re-italy Mon, 24 Jun 2019 19:45:30 +0200 winter-olympics-sweden-milan-stockholm-re-italy International Olympic Committee members will decide on Monday between bids by Stockholm-Are and Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo in the race to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. https://www.thelocal.it/20190624/italy-vs-sweden-olympic-committee-host-2026-winter-olympics Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:49:51 +0200 italy-vs-sweden-olympic-committee-host-2026-winter-olympics Support for Italy's bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo has grown with 83 percent of Italians now backing the project, according to poll carried out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). https://www.thelocal.it/20190406/polls-show-italians-much-more-enthusiastic-about-2026-winter-games-bid-than-swedes Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:21:09 +0200 polls-show-italians-much-more-enthusiastic-about-2026-winter-games-bid-than-swedes The Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto are hoping to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. https://www.thelocal.it/20181108/olympic-boss-very-confident-over-italys-2026-winter-games-bid Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:06:01 +0100 olympic-boss-very-confident-over-italys-2026-winter-games-bid The Italian Olympic Committee voted on Wednesday to ratify a bid for the 2026 Winter Games that would see three cities hosting the event for the first time. https://www.thelocal.it/20180802/italys-olympic-committee-approves-first-ever-triple-city-winter-games-bid Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:01:30 +0200 italys-olympic-committee-approves-first-ever-triple-city-winter-games-bid Italy is considering a push to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, two years after Rome's major scuppered the city's bid for the 2024 Summer Games. https://www.thelocal.it/20180313/italy-turin-bid-2026-winter-olympics Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:00:45 +0100 italy-turin-bid-2026-winter-olympics Italian Carla Marangoni, who won a silver at the 1928 Games and was the oldest living Olympic medallist, has died at the age of 102 years, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180119/oldest-olympian-carla-marangoni-dies-italy Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:02:40 +0100 oldest-olympian-carla-marangoni-dies-italy Paralympic fencer Beatrice Vio is a veritable sports icon in Italy, a model of courage whose battle against disease, infectious enthusiasm and prowess have won her legions of loyal fans. https://www.thelocal.it/20171108/my-motto-is-life-is-too-good-the-italian-paralympic-fencer-fighting-for-vaccine-awareness Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:14:33 +0100 my-motto-is-life-is-too-good-the-italian-paralympic-fencer-fighting-for-vaccine-awareness An Olympic fencing champion whose Rio Games gold medal was stolen as he slept on a train was celebrating Sunday after receiving news of its discovery by a stranger via a message on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.it/20161114/olympic-fencers-stolen-gold-medal-found-in-a-rubbish-dump Mon, 14 Nov 2016 10:10:18 +0100 olympic-fencers-stolen-gold-medal-found-in-a-rubbish-dump Milan should consider bidding to host the 2028 Olympics, if Los Angeles beat Paris and Budapest in the race to host the 2024 edition, the city's mayor said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161014/milan-mayor-only-fair-that-city-bid-for-2028-olympics Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:37:06 +0200 milan-mayor-only-fair-that-city-bid-for-2028-olympics Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago put a definitive end on Tuesday to Rome's bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games after the city's newly elected mayor refused to support the project. https://www.thelocal.it/20161011/italy-officially-abandons-rome-olympic-bid Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:32:38 +0200 italy-officially-abandons-rome-olympic-bid Italian rugby bosses on Wednesday announced they had pulled their bid to host the 2023 World Cup following Rome's decision not to bid for the 2024 Olympics. https://www.thelocal.it/20160929/italy-scraps-bid-to-host-2023-rugby-world-cup Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:07:07 +0200 italy-scraps-bid-to-host-2023-rugby-world-cup Italy Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he believes Rome's hopes of relaunching their ailing bid to host the 2024 Olympics are over, two days after a resounding 'No' by the city's mayor. https://www.thelocal.it/20160923/italian-pm-dismisses-romes-olympic-chances Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:02:42 +0200 italian-pm-dismisses-romes-olympic-chances Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi says the Italian capital will embrace holding 2020 European Championship matches, a day after she slammed the brakes on a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. https://www.thelocal.it/20160922/day-after-olympics-snub-rome-mayor-embraces-euros Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:59:50 +0200 day-after-olympics-snub-rome-mayor-embraces-euros Italian Olympic chief Giovanni Malago insists Rome's dream of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games is still alive despite a crushing blow to their bid by the city's own mayor. https://www.thelocal.it/20160922/italy-olympic-committee-rome-2024-dream-not-dead Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:49:21 +0200 italy-olympic-committee-rome-2024-dream-not-dead New Rome mayor Virginia Raggi withdrew the Italian capital's bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday afternoon after months of hinting. https://www.thelocal.it/20160921/rome-withdraws-2024-olympic-bid-virgina-raggi-games Wed, 21 Sep 2016 13:08:37 +0200 rome-withdraws-2024-olympic-bid-virgina-raggi-games Rome will abandon its bid to host the 2024 Olympics if sceptical new mayor Virginia Raggi does not back it by early next month, the president of Italy's Olympic Committee said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/rome-will-drop-olympic-bid-unless-mayor-backs-it Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:52:05 +0200 rome-will-drop-olympic-bid-unless-mayor-backs-it The populist Five Star movement, which has mayors in Rome and Turin, has clearly stated it is against the Italian capital hosting the 2024 Olympic Games. https://www.thelocal.it/20160910/five-star-movement-will-fight-olympic-bid Sat, 10 Sep 2016 19:02:51 +0200 five-star-movement-will-fight-olympic-bid Rome mayor Virginia Raggi remains reticent on her city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that it would be better to first think about "abandoned municipal installations". https://www.thelocal.it/20160831/rome-mayor-reticent-on-2024-olympic-bid Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:20:39 +0200 rome-mayor-reticent-on-2024-olympic-bid With three Michelin stars to his name and a restaurant recently crowned the world's best, Italian chef Massimo Bottura is used to serving the wealthy in his Modena restaurant. https://www.thelocal.it/20160818/the-top-italian-chef-feeding-homeless-rio-olympics Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:54:49 +0200 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