Ski mountaineering proposed as additional sport for 2026 Winter Games
The HinduSki mountaineering will be put forward as an additional sport for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement on Friday. The framework includes men's and women's sprint and individual events and a mixed-gender relay event with ski mountaineering given 48 athlete quota places, meaning cuts will be made elsewhere in the overall 2,900 athlete quota for the 2026 Winter Games. READ: Olympic silver medalist Manyonga banned for four years due to anti-doping violation, will miss Tokyo Olympics The same five events were featured at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, which represented the first time ski mountaineering had appeared at an IOC event. Ski mountaineering's popularity in Italy was cited by the IOC as a key reason for the Executive Board's recommendation for it to be added to the 2026 Winter Games programme.
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