➡️ Finalists in the IF category are
▪️ International Biathlon Union (IBU)
▪️ International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)
▪️ International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
▪️ World Sailing
▪️ World Triathlon

➡️ Finalists in the NOC category
▪️ British Olympic Association (BOA)
▪️ NOC of Cabo Verde
▪️ NOC of Colombia (COC)
▪️ NOC of Spain (COE)
▪️ NOC of the Netherlands (NOC*NSF)

➡️ Finalists in the athlete category:
▪️ Rhydian Cowley, Athletics, Australia
▪️ Hugo Inglis, Hockey, New Zealand
▪️ Oliver Scholfield, Hockey, Canada
▪️ Gabrielle Smith, Rowing, Canada
▪️ Kevin Wekesa, Rugby Sevens, Kenya

▪️12 of the 16 disciplines (75 per cent) will be fully gender-balanced in athlete numbers – another Games record and an increase from Beijing 2022 (10 of 15 disciplines).

▪️Women and men will compete over the same distances in cross-country skiing for the first time at the Winter Games.

▪️Of the 116 events, 50 will be women’s events (the most ever) and 12 will be mixed events, meaning women will compete in a Winter Games-record 53.4 per cent of all events.

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▪️47 per cent of all athlete quota places have been allocated to women – the most ever at the Olympic Winter Games.

The newly built Milano Olympic Village (picture), located in the Porta Romana district, will become a permanent student neighbourhood, while other sites will return to tourism or open space, reflecting a focus on reuse and lasting local value.

Each location is designed to make the most of existing or temporary structures, minimising new construction and adapting to local needs, while ensuring all athletes can enjoy the full Olympic experience.

🔹 Trujillo Díaz is an icon in Greco-Roman wrestling whose athletes include the legendary Mijaín López Núñez – a five-time Olympic champion.

🔹 Lang is the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as both a player and coach. Her coaching career spans China, the USA and Italy.

Young professionals aged 21 to 25 with a background in journalism, photography or broadcasting are invited to apply. The deadline is 30 November. All applicants must be fluent in English and provide a portfolio and references to support their candidacy.

Sixteen aspiring sports journalists from around the world will be selected to take part in this immersive training experience, and develop their skills in a real Games-time environment.

The IOC decided to revive the concept of the Olympic Truce for the Olympic Games in the 1990s, with a view to protecting, as far as possible, the interests of the athletes and sport in general, and to harness the power of sport to promote peace, dialogue and reconciliation more broadly.