FILE PHOTO: Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), speaks as he presents Milan / Cortina as a candidate to host the 2026 Winter Olympics during the 133rd IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing its most serious bidding crisis in decades as cities drop out of the 2026 Winter Games bid race en masse, leaving a field of just two candidates.
The Canadian city of Calgary on Tuesday became the latest to pull the plug on its 2026 Games candidacy after more than 56 percent of citizens voted against the project in a plebiscite, unconvinced the benefits of the Olympics were worth the multi-billion dollar investment.
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