The opening ceremony of the 25th Winter Olympics will be held in Italy today.
Idman.Biz reports that the competitions will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
The first Olympic competitions started on February 4 with the mixed doubles curling tournament. The women's hockey tournament has been held since February 5. The official opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics will take place on February 6 at the "San-Siro" stadium in Milan and will start at 20:26 Baku time.
In Italy, there will be a fight for 116 medals in 16 sports, which is seven more medals than the previous Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Games. Mixed team competitions in skeleton, "mogul" competitions for men and women in freestyle skiing and other types have been added, but mixed team competitions in alpine skiing will not be held. Ski mountaineering is a new competition in the Olympic program, including men's and women's sprints, as well as team competitions.