Swiss Winter Olympic bid derailed after voters reject funding


ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters killed off their country's chances of hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday after refusing to approve financial support for the bid in a poll.

Some 54 percent of voters in the southern canton of Valais rejected granting 100 million Swiss francs ($101.5 million)towards the event, according to provisional results from the Valais government.

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