体坛英语资讯：Swiss govt says it backs city of Sions 2026 Winter Olympic bid
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sion">Sion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2026 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="Sion">Sion</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Graubunden">Graubunden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="candidacy">candidacy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2026 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="ATS">ATS</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="Sion">Sion</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> 2026 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="francs">francs</span> (1.018 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p><p><span word="Sion">Sion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="castle">castle</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alps">Alps</span>.</p><p><span word="ATS">ATS</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Guy">Guy</span> <span word="Parmelin">Parmelin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decentralized">decentralized</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sion">Sion</span> <span word="scattering">scattering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="cantons">cantons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Valais">Valais</span>, <span word="Vaud">Vaud</span>, <span word="Bern">Bern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fribourg">Fribourg</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lausanne">Lausanne</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="bids">bids</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="wary">wary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="Swissinfo">Swissinfo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span>.</p>
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