New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Italy is gearing up for the 2026 Winter Olympics as the Milan Cortina Games is set to begin in just two day's time. Some of the competitions have already started on February 4, with the official Opening Ceremony scheduled for February 6. Fans from all over the world have already started gathering for two weeks of top-level winter sports.

Ski mountaineering will make its debut at the Winter Olympics. Notably, this is the first Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Kirsty Coventry. The 2026 Winter Olympics will have 116 medal events in 16 disciplines, an increase of seven events and one discipline from previous edition in Beijing in 2022.

Ice hockey is making a full-fledged return...