People gather in Verona ahead of Winter Olympics closing ceremony

Record ID: 2343427

  • Title: People gather in Verona ahead of Winter Olympics closing ceremony
  • Date: 22nd February 2026
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF WINE BOTTLES ON TERRACE RAILING CROWD WAITING SIGN SAYING ATHLETES ENTRANCE ATHLETES ENTRANCE VOLUNTEERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAYING OLYMPIC VOLUNTEER, VITTORIA AVANZI, SAYING: "But yeah, it's really funny, especially I'm really excited to meet the athletes and maybe take some selfie with them. I don't know if that will be possible, but." SIGN TO ATHLETES' E
  • Embargoed:
  • Keywords: Closing ceremony Milano Cortina Verona Olympic Arena Winter Olympics
  • Location: VERONA, ITALY
  • City: VERONA, ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Europe,Olympics,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA003746522022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Italy will bring down the curtain on two weeks of scintillating Olympic sporting action on Sunday (February 22) with a closing ceremony in the ancient Verona Arena amphitheatre.
    The show, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. (1930 GMT), is entitled "Beauty in Action" and will feature leading Italian ballet dancer Roberto Bolle and celebrate Italian art as well as sporting achievement.
    "It's very, very beautiful. I think it's one of the best experiences that we could have here in Italy. I don't know when we are going to see it again," said Francesco Gennari as he waited behind a barrier outside the arena.
    The area around the 2,000-year-old Arena, in the heart of Verona, was cordoned off from early on Sunday, with entry limited to pass‑holders, residents or ticket‑holders for security reasons.
    The ceremony is being held in an open-air Roman amphitheatre renowned for staging opera and pop concerts in the heart of the northern Italian city made famous as the setting for William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet".
    The Italian hosts will formally hand over to the French Alps, the venue for the next Winter Games in 2030.
    (Production: Noemie Olive, Iain Axon)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2026. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register