LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Organisers for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have sold nearly 70% of tickets, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, with hopes that the ongoing torch relay willboost sales in the final stretch.

A total of 1.4 million tickets have been issued for the February 6-22 Games with close to a million sold, and some 255,000 issued for the Paralympics, held a few weeks later.