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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Group photo in front of the grill, present: Abodi, Bonfiglio, Matteo Salvini, Fontana, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Giovanni Malago', President of the Organizing Committee of Milan Cortina 2026 and Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

CIO president Kirsty Coventry. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

CIO president Kirsty Coventry. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

CIO president Kirsty Coventry. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

CIO president Kirsty Coventry. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Giovanni malavo, Kirsty Coventry, Luciano Bonfiglio. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Group photo in front of the grill, present: Abodi, Bonfiglio, Matteo Salvini, Fontana, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Group photo in front of the grill, present: Abodi, Bonfiglio, Matteo Salvini, Fontana, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee, during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Giovanni Malago', President of the Organizing Committee of Milan Cortina 2026 and Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee during the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on December 4, 2025 in Rome, Italy.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: CIO president Kirsty Coventry. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: CIO president Kirsty Coventry. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Group photo in front of the grill, present: Abodi, Bonfiglio, Matteo Salvini, Fontana, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Group photo in front of the grill, present: Abodi, Bonfiglio, Matteo Salvini, Fontana, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: CIO president Kirsty Coventry. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Group photo in front of the grill, present: Abodi, Bonfiglio, Matteo Salvini, Fontana, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: CIO president Kirsty Coventry. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Giovanni malavo, Kirsty Coventry, Luciano Bonfiglio. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Giovanni malavo, Kirsty Coventry, Luciano Bonfiglio. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Group photo in front of the grill, present: Abodi, Bonfiglio, Matteo Salvini, Fontana, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony

Rome, Italy - December 5, 2025: Group photo in front of the grill, present: Luca Zaia, Beppe Sala, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame.

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Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay Inauguration Ceremony - Rome

Group photo in front of the grill, present: Luca Zaia, Beppe Sala, Laura Mattarella, Kirsty Coventry, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni, La Russa. At the Quirinale Palace, President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, officially launching the countdown to Italy's Winter Games. The ceremony highlighted tradition, national pride, and the global meaning of the Olympic flame in Rome, Italy on December 5, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina Olympic flame lightning ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (2nd from R) leaves the Archaeological Museum of Olympia following the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Nov. 26, 2025, in ancient Olympia, Greece. The ceremony was held inside the museum due to cloudy weather.

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry (1st R) talks with the performers before the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry (2nd R) and Isidoros Kouvelos, president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee arrive at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia before the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina 2026 Flame Lighting Ceremony - Greece

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry delivers a speech during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on November 26, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.N. adopts Olympic, Paralympic truce

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry meets the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 19, 2025, following the U.N. General Assembly's adoption earlier in the day of a nonbinding resolution proposed by Italy on the Olympic truce for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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U.N. adopts Olympic, Paralympic truce

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry meets the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 19, 2025, following the U.N. General Assembly's adoption earlier in the day of a nonbinding resolution proposed by Italy on the Olympic truce for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics and Paralympics.

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IOC Executive Board Press Conference - Milan

IOC President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference held by the IOC Executive Board in Milan, Italy, on September 19, 2025. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IOC Executive Board Press Conference - Milan

IOC President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference held by the IOC Executive Board in Milan, Italy, on September 19, 2025. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IOC Executive Board Press Conference - Milan

IOC President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference held by the IOC Executive Board in Milan, Italy, on September 19, 2025. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IOC Executive Board Press Conference - Milan

IOC President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference held by the IOC Executive Board in Milan, Italy, on September 19, 2025. Photo by Li Jing /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM