2026 Winter Paralympics

XIV Paralympic Winter Games

Host city	Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Events	79 in 6 sports
Opening	6 March
Closing	15 March
Opened by	President Sergio Mattarella (expected)
Stadium	Verona Arena (opening ceremony) Cortina Ice Olympic Stadium (closing ceremony)
Winter ← Beijing 2022 2030 Winter Paralympics → Summer ← Paris 2024 Los Angeles 2028 → 2026 Winter Olympics

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The 2026 Winter Paralympics (Italian: Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2026), commonly known as Milano-Cortina 2026, is an international winter multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to take place in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 15 March. The election was held on 24 June 2019 at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, home of the IOC headquarters. Milan-Cortina were elected as hosts, defeating Stockholm-Åre.^[1]

This will be the third Paralympic Games hosted in Italy and will mark the 20th anniversary of the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin.