Location | Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
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Motto | Dreaming Together (Italian: Sognando insieme) |
Events | 79 in 6 sports |
Opening | 6 March 2026 (in 17 months) |
Closing | 15 March 2026 |
Stadium | Verona Arena (opening ceremony) Cortina Ice Olympic Stadium (closing ceremony) |
Winter Summer
2026 Winter Olympics |
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2026 Winter Paralympics |
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The 2026 Winter Paralympics (Italian: Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2026), officially the XIV Paralympic Winter Games (Italian: XIV Giochi paralimpici invernali) and commonly known as Milano Cortina 2026, is an international winter multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to take place from 6 to 15 March 2026 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 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.