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The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy are fast approaching. As the torch relay nears completion, athletes are arriving, with some already making headlines. There are 16 sports in total, including some never before seen, with 116 gold medals to be awarded. Milan’s San Siro stadium is the venue for Friday’s…

Great Britain’s best hopes of a gold medal at these Winter Olympics have suffered a significant blow after their aerodynamic helmets were banned for being the wrong shape

Both the US and Canada will be confident of landing Olympic ice hockey medals in Milano Cortina, where NHL stars have been granted permission to play

The IOC is moving closer to a blanket ban on transgender athletes under the presidency of Kirsty Coventry

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) maintains that both Israel and Palestine should have equal opportunity to compete at the Games

Experts say that while the US immigration agency’s principal criminal investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has operated abroad for many years, its activities are formally subject to the approval of host governments.

Russia remain banned from competing as a nation but some individual athletes are permitted to participate in the Games under a neutral banner

There are 116 medal events across a programme of 16 sports, including one brand-new to the Winter Games

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