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IOC President Kirsty Coventry celebrates volunteers at the heart of Milano Cortina 2026

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    • Title IOC President Kirsty Coventry celebrates volunteers at the heart of Milano Cortina 2026
    • Publication Date 29th January 2026
    • Languages EN | IT
    • Location Milan, Italy
    • Press Release https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-president-celebrates-volunteers-at-milano-cortina-2026-you-are-like-the-special-secret-source-of-magic-at-the-games
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      International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry has been meeting some of the volunteers who are about to play a big part in delivering the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. With only eight days until the Games begin President Coventry toured the Main Media Centre (MMC) and met the volunteers who will work on the first Olympic Games in Italy since the Torino 2006. President Coventry told the volunteers: “You're going to make these Games so special for millions of people. Thank you, thank you, thank you for everything that you have done and that you will be doing throughout the Games.”

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      IOC Video News release - Milano Cortina 2026 (video)

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      Story Script & Shotlist (document)

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      IOC President 29 Jan 2026 (document)

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