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The President of the Spanish Olympic Committee Alejandro Blanco has insisted the Pyrenees-Barcelona bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games is still on the table despite "insurmountable differences" between the Governments of Catalonia and Aragón.

Spain’s Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, has backed the existing venue distribution for the country’s 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games bid, following a separate proposal by the Aragon Government.

Spain’s Olympic medallists Sandra Sánchez and Damián Quintero were honoured in Madrid by the Spanish Olympic Committee as well as the highest level of karate officials.

The Spanish Olympic Committee says it will convene a meeting to find a "definitive solution" for its Winter Olympic Games candidacy, after being presented with a proposed venue plan by the Government of Aragon.

The Spanish Olympic Committee has approved the distribution of events as part of its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games despite fierce opposition from the Aragon Government.

(Reuters) - Spain's Catalonia and Aragon regions have reached an agreement to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, Spanish media said ...

(Reuters) - Spain's Catalonia and Aragon regions have reached an agreement to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, Spanish media said ...

‘Spain is different,’ says the Ministry of Tourism. For millions of foreigners, Spain is sun, food and flamenco, little more; a lot of hedonism and a siesta every day because life is short. You have to understand the national idiosyncrasy and that means that, a priori, judo is Don Quixote fighting windmills. Spain is football, football and a little further back, more football. Then come basketball and tennis, motorcycles and Formula One. Several kilometres behind, judo appears. This is where...

Mónica Bosch has been appointed by the Government of Catalonia as coordinator of the Pyrenees-Barcelona bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, but its counterpart in Aragon Government has blasted the decision as "unacceptable" and accused it of a lack of consultation.

Juan Antonio Samaranch has thanked International Olympic Committee members for their trust after being elected as a vice-president for the second time.