Milan-Cortina 2026 bid moves forward without gov’t funding

ROME (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach has given his blessing for Milan’s and Cortina d’Ampezzo’s bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics to move forward without funding from the Italian government.
The candidacy is being supported exclusively — financially at least — by the regional governments of Lombardy and Veneto.
Concluding two days of meetings in Rome on Thursday, Bach says “this candidature is very strong because it reflects the reforms of Olympic Agenda