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Joint Swiss, French and Italian bid ‘studied’ for 2030 Winter Olympics

Lara Gut-Behrami of Team Switzerland on her way to gold during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games Women's Super G (Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

The prospect of a joint bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has emerged, with stakeholders in Switzerland, France and Italy said to be studying a proposal.

A working group has been established in the Swiss canton of Valais, according to Swiss newspaper Le Temps, in order to study an Olympic project. This would centre on Espace Mont-Blanc, a border cooperation initiative for the protection and enhancement of the region.

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