Sion now official candidate for 2026 Olympia bid of Switzerland

Ittigen (RWH) Sion has been confirmed as the Swiss candidate for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The city's bid was unanimously rubber-stamped by the Parliament of Sport, the highest authority for sport in Switzerland, in Ittigen. Sion, the capital of the canton of Valais, will bid for the Winter Olympics for a fourth time.

Jürg Stahl, President of Swiss Olympic, said: "This clear message from Swiss sport is very important to us. It shows that the foundations of the Sion 2026 project are solid. It is also important to us as we are entering the next stage of the project, which is to gather Federal support.

The date to officially confirm the bid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is yet to be confirmed.