Calgary is among the seven candidates announced by the IOC Tuesday for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Austria (Graz), Italy (Cortina d’Ampezzo/Milan/Turin), Japan (Sapporo), Sweden (Stockholm), Switzerland (Sion) and Turkey (Erzurum) are also bidding for the Games.

“I warmly welcome the NOCs’ and cities’ interest in hosting the Olympic Winter Games," IOC president Thomas Bach said in a release. "The IOC has turned the page with regard to Olympic candidatures. Our goal is not just to have a record number of candidates, but ultimately it is to select the best city to stage the best Olympic Winter Games for the best athletes of the world.”

The IOC will allow cities to begin bidding in October with a January deadline. The 2026 will be revealed in September 2019.

Calgary was the host city of the 1988 Winter Games.