MILAN :Organisers of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics said they face a race to get a new ice hockey venue ready in time as they marked 100 days to go before the Games begin.

Progress on the Santagiulia ice hockey venue has emerged as the main headache in the run-up to the Games which will be co-hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo and run from February 6-22 next year.

"We knew that the venue would be handed over very close to the Games," Andrea Varnier, CEO of the local organising committee, said on Wednesday.

"It will be ready in time because there is no alternative. There will be very important athletes here, including those from the NHL," he added, referring to the elite U.S. National Hockey League.

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