MILAN: The opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, held on Friday night at Milan’s San Siro stadium, set a record with more than 61,000 tickets sold, the head of the local organizers said on Saturday. Another 10,000 spectators watched the ceremony in other locations in a Games where events are being staged across a large area of northern Italy. Organizers said everything worked smoothly in the San Siro, Milan’s famous soccer stadium, adding it was too early to provide broadcasting figures. “It was a major challenge and we were very, very proud of our achievement.

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What to look out for as the action continues and the historic home of Milan and Inter hosts Friday’s opening ceremony