Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala has confirmed that he will travel to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in China, where the Asian country will hand over the baton to Italy, the host nation for the 2026 edition of the mega sporting event.
With this decision, the Italian politician will not follow the same steps as countries that decided to diplomatic boycott the Beijing Olympics, such as the United States and the United Kingdom.
“I will need to go to Beijing in February and March for the baton pass, one for the Olympics and one for the Paralympics,” Sala said.
The politician also stated that he would speak with the mayor of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Gianpitro Gedina, and the president of the Italian National Olympic Committee (Koni), Giovanni Malaghi.
“We’ll see what we do with the mayor of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Gianpetro Gedina. The president of CONI, Giovanni Malaghi, is in Milan and I will try to talk to him to understand how to move forward,” he continued.
The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held from February 4 to 22, while the Paralympic Games will be held from March 4 to 13. After China, it will be Italy’s turn to organize the event. .
