2026 Winter Paralympics

XIV Paralympic Winter Games
Host city	Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Events	6 sports
Opening	6 March
Closing	15 March
Opened by	President Sergio Mattarella (expected)
Stadium	Verona Arena / Piazza del Duomo
	Winter ← Beijing 2022 TBD 2030 → Summer ← Paris 2024 Los Angeles 2028 → 2026 Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Paralympics (Italian: Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2026), officially known as the XIV Paralympic Winter Games, is an international winter multi-sport event for disabled athletes that is scheduled to take place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 15 March 2026. The election was held on 24 June 2019 at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, home of the IOC headquarters. Milan-Cortina were elected as hosts, defeating Stockholm-Åre.^[1]

This will be the third Paralympic Games hosted in Italy and will mark the 20th anniversary of the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin.

Sports[]

Six Winter Paralympic sports are expected.^[2]

Venues[]

The venues for the Games are below.^[3]

Milan

Valdidentro

Cortina d'Ampezzo

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Locations of the venues in Northern Italy

Milan Cluster[]

PalaLido – ice sledge hockey
Piazza del Duomo – medal plaza and closing ceremonies

Valtellina Cluster[]

Azzurri d'Italia Stadium, Valdidentro - cross-country skiing

Val di Fiemme Cluster[]

Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium, Tesero – biathlon, cross-country skiing

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cluster[]

Olimpia delle Tofane slope, Cortina d'Ampezzo – alpine skiing, snowboarding
Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio, Cortina – wheelchair curling

Verona[]

Verona Arena – opening ceremony

Marketing[]

Emblem[]

The emblem is the "Futura" emblem, announced after an online vote on 30 March 2021.^[4]

Mascot(s)[]

To be unveiled in 2024.

References[]

^ "Winter Olympics: Italy's Milan-Cortina bid chosen as host for the 2026 Games". BBC News. 24 June 2019.
^ "IPC Governing Board take key decisions for future Paralympic Games".
^ "Proposed venues". architectureofthegames.net. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "Milano Cortina 2026, i nuovi simboli. E' 'Futura' il logo scelto, bianco per le olimpiadi, colorato per le paralimpiadi - Sport". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links[]

Official website - MilanoCortina2026 Foundation

Preceded by Beijing	Winter Paralympics Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo XIV Paralympic Winter Games (2026)	Succeeded by TBD

[1] "Winter Olympics: Italy's Milan-Cortina bid chosen as host for the 2026 Games". BBC News. 24 June 2019.

[2] "IPC Governing Board take key decisions for future Paralympic Games".

[3] "Proposed venues". architectureofthegames.net. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[4] "Milano Cortina 2026, i nuovi simboli. E' 'Futura' il logo scelto, bianco per le olimpiadi, colorato per le paralimpiadi - Sport". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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v t Paralympic Games
Charter Host cities IPC NPCs Medal tables Medalists Participating nations Summer Winter Sports Symbols
Summer Games	Rome 1960 Tokyo 1964 Tel Aviv 1968 Heidelberg 1972 Toronto 1976 Arnhem 1980 New York / Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona / Madrid 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 London 2012 Rio de Janeiro 2016 Tokyo 2020^† Paris 2024 Los Angeles 2028 Brisbane 2032
Winter Games	Örnsköldsvik 1976 Geilo 1980 Innsbruck 1984 Innsbruck 1988 Tignes / Albertville 1992 Lillehammer 1994 Nagano 1998 Salt Lake City 2002 Turin 2006 Vancouver 2010 Sochi 2014 Pyeongchang 2018 Beijing 2022 Milan / Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 TBD 2030
^†Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic