The Italian Olympic committee has asked for sports events to be suspended on Saturday, April 26, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral.
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After the government declared five days of national mourning, the Olympic committee, known by its Italian initials CONI, requested on Tuesday for Saturday’s events to be suspended and for a minute of silence to take place at other sporting events.
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