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after the paris olympics, the 2026 milan winter olympics is getting closer. recently, andrea vanier, chairman of the milan winter olympics organizing committee, was interviewed by the official website of the international olympic committee. he said that the preparations for the milan winter olympics are progressing steadily and the recruitment of volunteers will start on september 19.

the milan winter olympics organizing committee sent a team of more than 100 people to paris to learn and draw lessons from the organizing experience of the paris olympics, and set up a booth in paris to promote the milan winter olympics. vanier said that a comprehensive summary will be conducted in the near future to comprehensively sort out aspects such as the olympic village and transportation arrangements.

because it is backed by the alps, the milan winter olympics will focus on holding various activities around the alps. the city of milan is very experienced in hosting various large-scale events all year round, and will focus on attracting more people to participate.

vanier said that the milan winter olympics organizing committee will launch the volunteer program on september 19, and volunteer registration will be open at that time; at the end of this year, the milan winter olympics will start ticket sales; on february 6 next year, the one-year countdown event for the winter olympics will be held; in mid-april next year, the milan winter olympics torch will be unveiled. these are several important nodes for the upcoming milan winter olympics.

source: beijing sports

reporter: deng fangjia