Il International Olympic Committee manifests for the umpteenth time contrary position to the construction of one new bobsleigh track a Cortina for them 2026 Winter Olympics. Precisely on the day when the Pizzarotti group submitted an offer for the implementation of the new project prepared by the minister Matteo Salvinia letter signed by Kristin monasterypresident of the coordination commission of Cio per Milan-Cortina 2026. It is the response to an end-of-year letter sent by Marina Menardion behalf of Civic Committee of Cortina, which underlined the critical issues of the project. This is how a arm wrestling distance between the IOC and the couple made up of minister Salvini and the governor Luca Zaiastrongly determined to remake the now dismantled “Eugenio Monti”.
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The contents have already been expressed in the past, but the fact that they come reiterate while the third race of tenderafter the first two are gone deserted during the summer of 2023, confirms attention which is dedicated to the controversial and questionable work from 124 million eurosof which 82 million basic contract for works only. “In line with the recommendations of the 2020 Olympic Agenda – writes Kloster – the IOC was unequivocal regarding the don’t build permanent infrastructure without a clear legacy plan e feasible. This position was initially identified by the Evaluation Committee as worryingin the Report of 2019, and has been continually reiterated in subsequent discussions on the location of these competitions.” He then underlines the uselessness of new “cathedrals in the desert”. Even if it doesn’t mention the plant Cesana Pariol per Torino 2006, closed after a few years, the reference also concerns the only existing, but decommissioned, Italian plant. “The IOC firmly believes that the existing number of runways for sports slip in the world it is sufficient for the number of athletes and competitions in the sports of bob, sledding e skeleton. Furthermore, as stated during the IOC sessions a Mumbaionly existing and functioning runways should be considered, given i times remaining Very close”.
A couple of months ago the position was expressed clearly, in the presence of the CONI president Giovanni Malagòwho on that occasion had announced the Italian government’s inability to realize the new Cortina track for lack of builders and due to the limited time available. Then in December he intervened Salvini with a reduced proposalwhich however could create some problems on the safety.
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It is no coincidence that the Civic Committee wrote: “There are obvious reasons for the safety of the athletes and gods spectators. The new project involves, in fact, a drastic scaling of the work, leaving the structure in its essentials and eliminating all those accessory works that would have mitigated the environmental impact or that they would guarantee a minima legacy. A sports facility impoverished which will even have to be completed after the Olympic Games.” He added that management costs “are not covered by anything formal commitment by public bodies or private entities who request its construction, to the point that the mayor of Cortina, Gianluca Lorenzi, stated that the Municipality risks default and who doesn’t sleep at night due to the commitments signed.”
On this point the IOC assures: “Ensuring the safety of athletes and spectators by respecting the timeline described in the Milano Cortina 2026 dossier is fundamental. We recognize the importance of the approval and gods test events to ensure the safety and effective implementation of all necessary measures for a complex sports infrastructure, and for the safety of athletes”.
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