French bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics talks with Italy, Netherlands to stage speed skating
Time:2024-05-08 00:31:27 Source:worldViews(143)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The favored French candidacy to host the 2030 Winter Olympics is in talks with the Netherlands and Italy to stage speed skating races.
The cross-border option was detailed on Monday by International Olympic Committee officials ahead of a visit next week to proposed venues in French Alps ski resorts and Nice, the upscale French Riviera coastal city.
Nice does not have enough venues for all Olympic events on ice and the IOC now encourages hosts to avoid construction costs by finding cheaper solutions abroad.
“We have several candidates with whom the French team will discuss,” the IOC executive director of the Olympic Games, Christophe Dubi, said in an online briefing.
Dubi suggested France’s neighbors Italy — which will host the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo — and the Netherlands, a longtime power in speed skating. The Dutch team won six speed skating gold medals at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, including three for Irene Schouten.
Previous:Two suspects arrested in fatal shooting on Delaware college campus are not students, police say
Next:DeLuca stays hot with homer and 4 RBIs as Rays beat Clevinger and White Sox 8
You may also like
- DeLuca stays hot with homer and 4 RBIs as Rays beat Clevinger and White Sox 8
- Lando Norris earns 1st career F1 victory by ending Verstappen's dominance at Miami
- Panthers, Bruins set to meet again in playoff rematch, this time in Round 2
- Qantas agrees to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling seats on canceled flights
- Outrage as pro
- Bank holiday scorcher! Temperatures to hit 21C on Monday
- Holocaust survivors join candlelight vigil for the National Holocaust Commemoration in London
- Atlanta police hoist six illegal squatters from $500,000 home after stealing neighbor's car
- Emily Ratajkowski takes a fashion risk in a ripped midriff