The 2026 Winter Olympic Games may produce 116 gold medal female athletes in a record high

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 25 (Reporter Ji Yan, Lu Yuchen, Xu Shihao) On the 24th local time, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee reviewed and approved the project settings of the Milan Cordina Winter Olympics in 2026 With the athlete's quota plan, the Winter Olympics may produce 116 gold medals (of which 2 small items are to be determined), which will be newly increased. According to the current project settings, a total of 2,900 athletes participated in the competition, of which female athletes accounted for 47%of the historical high, and the 8 new small items were also to better achieve gender balance.

The adjustment of the item and quota is based on the suggestions of the Olympic project committee. At the same time, the international single sports organizations in the international winter have also evaluated the plan. The general principle of adjustment of the plan is to better achieve gender balance, use existing venues more fully, and effectively reduce the cost of running competition.

"We have made significant progress in narrowing the gender gap in the Winter Olympics. The proportion of female athletes has increased from 40%of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics to 47%of Milan Cordina. ","

In 2022, a total of 7 large and 109 small items were set up in the Beijing Winter Olympics; the quota of athletes was 2892, and female athletes accounted for about 45%. Milan-Cordina Winter Olympics has newly added skiing climbing, with a total of 8 large and 116 small items (of which 2 small items are to be determined); the athlete quota increases 8 to 2,900, of which 1538 male athletes are increased, of which 1538 male athletes are increased, of which 1538 male athletes are increased, of which 1538 male athletes are Women's athletes were 1362; female athletes accounted for 47%.

Compared with the Beijing Winter Olympics, the 2026 Winter Olympics increased 8 small items, canceled 1 small item, and replaced 1 small item. Among them, skiing, as a new major item in this Winter Olympics, will include a small item and mixed relay of men and women. In July 2021, the 138th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee voted in Tokyo through skiing and climbing to become the official event of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The other seven major items of the 2026 Winter Olympics involved in the increase or decrease of small items: large snowmakers were added with steel frame and snowmakers mixed groups; the large skids were added with a small sled item, and the original double sled ( Mixed gender) changed to men's double sled; skiing items added 3 small items, including free ski -skiing skills men and women's two small items and ski -jump ski women jumping on the platform to cancel the high mountain skiing mixed group. Two major items in winter, curling, ice hockey and skating have not changed.

Among the 116 small items existing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, high -mountain ski men and women are fully capable. The International Ski and Board Ski Federation will further evaluate the forms of these two small items. At the same time, listening to the suggestions of the stakeholders such as the organization athlete committee, and whether these two small items are decided in April 2023, whether these two small items are decided not to these two small items in April 2023, Including the 2026 Winter Olympics.

According to reports, a total of 5 international winter single sports organizations propose to modify the project and quota of the 2026 Winter Olympics on the basis of the Beijing Winter Olympics, including 23 new proposals and 359 people (113 men, 246 women). Suggestions for the quota of the participation. In the end, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee reviewed and approved 8 small items, canceled 1 small item, and replaced 1 small item.

The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee also discussed the status quo of Northern Europe. At the past three Winter Olympics, two Nordic two prizes were won by the Olympic Committee of the Olympic Committee of the Olympic Committee of the Olympic Committee of the Olympic Committee. The ratings of the project in the past three sessions are also the lowest. After all parties fully discussed, they finally decided to decide the only competition project without women's participation in the Winter Olympics in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Three and a half years. But whether the Winter Olympics continues to set up two Nordic European Europe in 2030 needs further observation.

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