President Meloni receives International Olympic Committee President Bach

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, received the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, at Palazzo Chigi today. IOC President Bach was accompanied by IOC President-elect Kirsty Coventry, who will take office on 24 June.

Also in attendance were Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi; outgoing President of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) Giovanni Malagó, full member of the IOC and President of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation; CEO of the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation Andrea Varnier. The topics discussed during the meeting included organisation of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.