MINSK, 23 January (BelTA) - Russia will host the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summer Games and the tournament will be held in several cities across the country, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russian Sports Minister, head of the Russian Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev told a press conference on 23 January, TASS informs.
“We have proposed Russia [to be the host] and everyone gladly accepted it," Degtyarev said. “Moscow and St. Petersburg are the only cities, capable of organizing the event with such a large number of participants. We have other cities in mind [to host the event], but Moscow and St. Petersburg have been already selected.”
According to him, the program of the 2026 SCO Summer Games may possibly include competitions in 21 sports. “A session of SCO high-ranking officials is scheduled to be held in China this year. We have forwarded our proposal and the Chinese side supported it. We will be discussing the SCO Games. Twenty-one sports disciplines are a big program and we will not settle for just 10 or 12 [sports disciplines],” Mikhail Degtyarev said.
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