体坛英语资讯：IOC to continue cost-cutting efforts for Olympic host cities: Bach
<p><span word="BUENOS">BUENOS</span> <span word="AIRES">AIRES</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 6-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IOC">IOC</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bidders">bidders</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Bach">Bach</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Bach">Bach</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="contingency">contingency</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2026 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Plan">Plan</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span>," <span word="Bach">Bach</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buenos">Buenos</span> <span word="Aires">Aires</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span>: "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span>."</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="luge">luge</span>, <span word="bobsleigh">bobsleigh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>.</p><p><span word="Bach">Bach</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Graz">Graz</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sion">Sion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sapporo">Sapporo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2026 <span word="bids">bids</span>, <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>.</p><p><span word="Calgary">Calgary</span>, <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="Cortina">Cortina</span> <span word="D">D</span>'<span word="Ampezzo">Ampezzo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span> <span word="Calgary">Calgary</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stymied">stymied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="binding">binding</span> <span word="plebiscite">plebiscite</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="candidacy">candidacy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="Bach">Bach</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="status">status</span>.</p>
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