Sion has been nominated as Switzerland's candidate for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, it was announced today. The decision will still have to be ratified by the Swiss Parliament of ...

Sion also bid for the 1976 Winter Olympics, when they were beaten 39-30 by Denver. The American city later withdrew following a referendum and the Games were instead awarded to Innsbruck in Austria.

Most voters in canton Valais oppose the idea of allocating CHF100 million ($100 million) towards the Sion 2026 Winter Olympics bid, an opinion poll shows. A total of 58% of people questioned said ...

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This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 Hosting the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Sion will cost CHF2.4 billion ($2.43 billion) not CHF1.98 billion as previously announced.

The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea Switzerland is out of the running to host the 2026 Winter Olympics after citizens voted to reject the country's bid.

Switzerland is out of the running to host the 2026 Winter Olympics after citizens voted to reject the country's bid. Voters in the Swiss canton of Valais rejected a proposal to fund a bid to stage ...

(ATR) Swiss football club FC Sion owner Christian Constantin submitted a 40-page dossier to the cantonal government of Valais proposing a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Reports surfaced in ...