FILE PHOTO: Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven arrives for the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 20, 2019. Julien Warnand/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven will attend an International Olympic Committee vote next week to back Stockholm's candidacy to land the 2026 Winter Olympics, bid officials said on Thursday.
The announcement comes a day after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed he would attend the IOC session in Lausanne with Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo bidding against Stockholm/Are. The IOC will elect the winning bid on Monday.
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