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IOC says 7 countries interested in hosting 2026 Winter Olympics
Geneva, April 3 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday that seven countries have declared their interest in hosting 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
The IOC said in a statement that Austria’s Graz, Canada’s Calgary, Japan’s Sapporo, Sweden’s Stockholm, Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo, Turin and Milan, Switzerland’s Sion and Turkey’s Erzurum had submitted letters to compete for the event, reports Efe.
“I warmly welcome the NOCs’ and cities’ interest in hosting the Olympic Winter Games. The IOC has turned the page with regard to Olympic candidatures,” IOC President Thomas Bach said in a statement.
“Our goal is not just to have a record number of candidates, but ultimately it is to select the best city to stage the best Olympic Winter Games for the best athletes of the world,” he added.
The seven bidders are to go on with a dialogue phase before the IOC elects a host city in September 2019.
Meanwhile, the United States Olympic Committee has shown interest in hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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