why is the olympic called torino, as the city is called turin?

Question

why is the olympic called torino, as the city is called turin?

Answer 1

The tradition of changing place (and person) names to a more "English" form dates back to the Middle Ages at least. This is called Anglicisation.



The alternate namings arent't just limited to English speakers. During the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Olympics, many of the country name on the standards that were carried before the athletes as they entered the stadium had Italian versions of their true names. For example, the United States was shown as Stati Uniti d'America and the Netherlands was shown as Paesi Bassi.

Answer 2

Torino is an accepted named there as well. Many locals prefer the name Torino.

Answer 3

Differnt launguages probably call it differnt things.