Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said
Thursday that Wednesday's presentation at the IOC's Lausanne
headquarters of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo bid for the 2026
Winter Olympics went "well".
Lombardy and Veneto, the regions around Milan and Cortina,
this week said they would press ahead with a bid for the Games
after the government announced plans for a three-way bid, also
featuring Turin, had collapsed and it would no longer provide
financial guarantees.
"The bid is looked upon positively and (Italian Olympic
Committee) CONI will have to hold an executive meeting in the
next few days," Sala said.
"There is no time to waste.
"The next key appointment is at the start of October in
Buenos Aires and we have to be convincing on the project, the
guarantees and the support of the government, which is needed,
even if not via funds".
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