The balance will be known only at the end, to Olympics concludes: but it is now clear that the government will have to bring out more money to cover the costs of Milan-Cortina 2026. Costs that have grown a lot in these years and Covid is only an alibi. From the billion and a half of the candidacy dossier, a final figure has arrived (for now …) which is around 6 billion euros (the estimate is 5.7, of which 1.6 for the construction of the event Olympic and 4.1 for all related works, almost three billion are used only for road infrastructures).
The words of Minister Matteo Salvini on the extracosti were reassuring, especially for the mayor of Milan, Beppe Sala. “We will see, we will help. The government believes it and we are finding the legal form to be able to do it, because that the public gives money to private individuals is complicated. But we wanted them, we were looking for them, we built these blessed Olympics and the costs due to dear energy and wars will certainly be covered “” explained Salvini. But how much will it still take? Perhaps only for Milan 100 million more, even if in one of the last direction cabins held at Palazzo Chigi there had been talk of a figure around 200 million overall (and it is not clear why for months the minister Andrea Abadi, who has the delegation Olympic, no longer convenes the summit at Palazzo Chigi ….).
The Milan Olympic village is almost ready, but another 40 million will be needed. The Palasport of Santa Giulia in Milan will host the male ice hockey show with the Made in the USA professionals of the NHL (and we also hope the Russians, if the war really ends). Here too, costs to the stars: the arena is in the hands of CTS Eventin, a private company, and now weigh 60 million extra-costi. It should be completed in October with an official closing of the works by December of this year (American TV already put pressure). The overall investments on the project have risen over time passing from 180 to 300 million. Not a little. In the end, for now, about 100 million more in Milan would be needed, as confirmed also by the room, and Salvini’s words are reassuring: the government could make a legislative measure (perhaps in the milleproroghe) and allocate these supplementary funds to the Olympic Foundation. Meanwhile, the assault on tickets continues: almost 300.00 tickets sold in just 5 days. The overall collection of the ticket office should be around the million and a half euros. Dear packages sold by a company linked to the IOC, the on location that had also dealt with the hospitality in Paris 2024: for tickets, hotels and extras of some Olympic events in Milan-Cortina, including inauguration at San Siro and closing in Verona , really consistent figures, thousands of euros, figures certainly not within everyone’s reach will be paid. Finally, other sponsors expect: for now there has not been a great response especially from the industrialists of the Veneto. But Malagò and the Ad Varnier have confidence. The Foundation is a private body, it will close the balance in 2027. Difficult to make forecasts today. However, there is always the state ready to intervene …
Malagò between the Olympics and the pact of honor …
“We have a president of the Foundation which is Giovanni Malagò who will remain sure until the end of the Milan-Cortina 2026 games. So that theme there, for Olympics and Paralympics, is not in question”: the Minister for Sport and young people said so , Andrea Abadi, during the Agorà broadcast on Rai 3 commenting on the words of vice-premier Matteo Salvini who yesterday expressed himself on No. 1 of the Coni saying that it would be right “that he comes to accompany Milan-Cortina”. In fact, Malagò is the president of the Milan-Cortina Foundation, but in June his mandate as president of the Coni will expire and at the moment the law does not provide for the possibility that he is recovering for a fourth Olympic cycle. “The priority is everyone’s interests, the fact is not personal,” added Abadi, stressing that Milan-Cortina will be an extraordinary opportunity, “it was lost time before and we have recovered a lot now. It will also be a popular party and we will find ourselves ready “.
Abadi said something that was known, Malagò was obvious that he would remain at the helm of the Olympic Foundation that should close his balance in 2027. The minister has always been against the limit of the mandates, for him three were fine three Olympic cycles also for The federations (then Barelli and the Supreme Court had intervened …). Now about Malagò, with whom he is in bad relationships, he reiterates every day that the government has other priorities (and perhaps he is not wrong): but the n.1 of Coni hopes to remain at least until Milan-Cortina 2026 and ai Mediterranean Games 2026 Science fiction? Who knows but when there is the middle politics never say never. Among other things, there are also the presidents of the regional cones that go to vote on April 12: and many of them, with the current law, are out ….
Sport and Health, another 20 million for sports promotion projects
The Board of Sport and Health approved the assignment of 19,920,000 euros, for the development of sports promotion projects by sports bodies, in line with the provisions of the DPCM of 5 December 2024 and to what was approved by the Council in the session of 20 December regarding ordinary contributions 2025. To increase the resources, the sum of 14,920,000 euros provided for by the Ministerial Decree of 5 December 2024, the competent government authority has allocated an additional 5 million, the result of the economies generated in the context of the “Fund 80 million”. National sports federations, associated sports disciplines, sports promotion bodies, meritorious associations and civil and military sports groups of the State will be able to present a sports promotion project aimed at contributing to one of the following purposes: support to the new generations of sportsmen: Projects oriented to improve and expand the sporting offer for children and teenagers, promoting the growth of the youth movement and contrasting the early abandonment of sport; Promotion of healthy and correct lifestyles: projects aimed at promoting the adoption of healthy and correct lifestyles through sports; Active aging: projects aimed at increasing the level of physical and motor activity in the age group over 65, to improve the quality of life and social inclusion. All projects must be transmitted through the dedicated portal by 6 pm on Thursday 6 March 2025.
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