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Palermo Italy Drops Out Of 2020 Race
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GB Staff on Saturday, October 31, 2009  1:13pm EDT
 
Reuters reports Palermo Italy has dropped out of the race for the 2020 Summer
Olympic Games.
Palermo's mayor Diego Cammarata said in a statement, "at this time the
conditions do not exist to bid for the 2020 Olympics".
According to Reuters, city officials had proposed a bid from Palermo but Italian
Olympic Committee head Gianni Petrucci criticized the lack of consultation.
Bari is reportedly considering a bid while Rome and Venice have said they were
interested.