Milan Mayor Offers City For 2028 Olympics, If Los Angeles Win the 2024 Games
While Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi continues to exchange bitter remarks with Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) chief …
Mayor Raggi Crushes Rome’s 2024 Olympic Bid, Calling It “Irresponsible”
In a crushing blow to both Italy’s Olympic dreams and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) quest to bring back host city fever, Rome’s …
Further Blows To Rome 2024 Put Olympic Bid In Doubt
In an online piece Saturday linked to the populist Five Star movement, the party’s founder Beppe Grillo voiced his opposition to Rome’s bid for the …
Italy’s Olympic Medalists Launch Appeal To Rome’s Mayor For Support Of 2024 Olympic Bid
Italy’s Olympic medalists have written Rome’s Mayor Virginia Raggi trying to stir up support for the city’s struggling 2024 Olympic Games …
If Rome 2024 Drops Olympic Bid, Italy’s Premier Will Forward Another City For 2028
Rome’s Olympic dreams may become out of reach for many years should the city’s Mayor Virginia Raggi cancel the 2024 Games bid, as expected, later …
Mayor Raggi to Delay Decision on Rome 2024 Olympic Bid Until October
ANSA reports that Virginia Raggi, Mayor of Rome, said Tuesday she would decide on the city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics in October. Raggi told a local …
Rome 2024 Meeting With IOC Brings “Renewed Energy” To Beleaguered Olympic Bid
After a planned meeting at International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, the Rome 2024 Olympic bid committee claims to have gained …
BidWeek: With Rome’s 2024 Olympic Bid In Jeopardy, Is The Race Set For A Shakeup?
Though the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last week invited 2024 Olympic bids from Budapest, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome to continue along the path of …
Italy’s Premier Says It’s “The Right Moment for Rome” While Poll Shows 77 Percent Support Olympic Bid
Italian Prime Premier Matteo Renzi met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Lausanne Thursday and backed Rome’s bid for …
Rome 2024 Targets Paris; Los Angeles 2024 Addresses Security
On Tuesday, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said he was counting on a victory for Rome’s 2024 Olympic Games bid. “We will win the Olympics, I say we …