FYI Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 If Rome drops out, it only solidifies even more that the IOC needs Europe more than ever before. There's no guarantee that another Italian city would step in anyway. The only other city that could would be Milan, & they really haven't shown any interest in pursing an Olympics since their 2000 attempt, which they dropped out of anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 8 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: Italy would bid again with a DIFFERENT CITY (Milan? Bari? Palermo?) should Paris get 2024? Uh-huh. Renzi's not a very bright boy. My thoughts entirely ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Milan might be a good bet for next time it's in Europe after 24 - but that certainly won't be 28. Learn from Madrid, NYC etc - pick your battles carefully (That is unless LA somehow beats Paris in a year's time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Party running Rome city hall denounces 2024 Olympic bid http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-olympics-rome-idUSKCN11D2L0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamBlakeUSA Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Rome's Chances For 2024 Olympics Is Not Going Well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaycat Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 What do you guys think? Will Rome officially drop out of the race tomorrow? http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2016/09/20/rome-mayor-to-announce-decision-on-2024-olympics-bid/90749514/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainad Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) 55 minutes ago, ejaycat said: Quote What do you guys think? Will Rome officially drop out of the race tomorrow? http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2016/09/20/rome-mayor-to-announce-decision-on-2024-olympics-bid/90749514/ With so much open hostility from the current Mayor and city council, it's difficult to see how this bid can now survive unfortunately. Such a shame as I was really looking forward to seeing a Rome bid although Paris has to be the hot favourite in my opinion. Wonder if another Italian city will step into the breach like the PM hinted? Edited September 20, 2016 by Mainad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamBlakeUSA Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 I Don't Think Son, I Think Likely Not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 It's too late for another Italian city to step in. The IOC 2024 submission deadline has come & gone. The PM was talking about another city for 2028 anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 SPORTS Rome's new mayor set to pull plug on 2024 Olympics bid By Gavin JonesSeptember 21, 2016 By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, has decided to withdraw the city's backing for a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games in the Italian capital, a city hall official said on Wednesday. The decision, to be announced later on Wednesday, effectively sinks Rome's bid and narrows the field of Olympics bidders to Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest.Raggi's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, which won control of Rome in June, had always expressed doubts about staging the sporting spectacular, saying the heavily indebted city could ill afford to finance the investment needed. But the Rome 2024 bid team, backed by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, had held out hopes that she could change her mind. Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago has said the bid would fail without the city council's backing. During the mayoral election campaign, Raggi said the city had other priorities but did not definitively back away from the bid. In one election debate, she said she would call a popular referendum on whether to continue with the bid. Revelations of systematic corruption involving Roman politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen in late 2014 prompted doubts about whether the city could handle work associated with the Olympics in a transparent way. Rome had also bid to host the 2020 Games, but then-prime minister Mario Monti withdrew due to concerns over Italy's finances. Raggi, who has been beset by resignations, infighting and scandals in her first few months as mayor, is due to give a news conference about the Olympics bid at 1330 GMT. She is expected to explain the decision to withdraw from the bid process, citing major cost overruns that have left past host cities in debt, the city hall official said. The International Olympic Committee is due to select the host city in September 2017. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/news/rome-mayor-withdraw-backing-2024-olympic-bid-city-071539068--oly.html So it looks like it's a done deal already - Rome 2024 is out. Only thing left is merely to make it official. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 So apparently, Raggi never showed for the meeting scheduled at Rome City Hall with CONI president & the bid VP. So they left after waiting for 45min for the new mayor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaycat Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 It's official: http://www.thelocal.it/20160921/rome-withdraws-2024-olympic-bid-virgina-raggi-games Rome mayor ditches bid to host 2024 Olympics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Probably made up their minds a while ago and wanted to wait until after Rio was out of the spotlight to make the announcement. ..and then there were 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO2024 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Wow. So it started not so long ago with Boston, Hamburg, Rome, Budapest and Paris for the 2024 Olympic bid. And now we're left with L.A, Budapest and Paris. Who's next? I really don't think Paris or L.A will drop out. Paris is getting an even better chance now, and somehow, so is L.A. Budapest, I'm not quite sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 You almost have to laugh. Four years ago the city authorities were behind the bid but the technocratic PM scrapped it. Now there's a PM who is all for it and and yet Romans - who themselves are in favour of the Olympics - booted out their pro-Olympic mayor for an anti-establishment Mayor who's decided to scrap it. I mean, thar really does sum up Italian politics...even with Silvio gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 I think it's the right choice to drop it now. And it was pretty clear it would go this way when the new Mayor was elected, as her opinion on the Olympics was well-known beforehand. Today's meeting fiasco sounds like bad style, but let's be real: Rome has other worries these days, worries which would not have been overcome by hosting 2024. Maybe they should focus on improving life in the city first rather than to hide investment behind the slim chance of hosting. As for the three remaining cities: It'll be fun in Lima when the super nice, world-welcoming trio Donald, Marine and Viktor present their cities to the IOC. Or maybe I'm just cynical and overpessimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatic Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 I love it when cities like this drop out. The IOC gets what it deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Next time, Italy should pick another city other than Rome to bid, since there was always this sense of undecisiveness from the beggining. Basicaly, this race has became Paris vs LA. Unless Budapest turns out to be the dark horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 I feel sorry for Lord David. Another Rome "bid", but no Rome bid book... Seriously, Rome was doomed the moment Raggi was elected. A bid without the support of the municipal government going through against a couple of powerhouses and another seemingly "lesser: bid but with solid government support? It had it all against it. And Raggi was possibly right. Probably there are other more pressing priorities for Rome. And even if it had full backing and enthusiastic support at all levels, I still think most would have rated it a dark horse at best against Paris and LA. And a likely loss would have confirmed those opposed to the bid all the more their reasons against it. I guess for Italy it just rests now on seeing what chances 2028 might offer. Probably the biggest challenge for CONI now in any future bid will be to overcome a growing reputation Italian bids may now have in som minds for unreliability. Starting to make South Africa look decisive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 So it could end up as Trump v Le Pen v Orban. Oh Toronto, what a glorious chance you threw away 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 42 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: I feel sorry for Lord David. Another Rome "bid", but no Rome bid book... Lmfao - I was thinking the same thing. His bid-book panties must be all in knots now! 45 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: I guess for Italy it just rests now on seeing what chances 2028 might offer. Probably the biggest challenge for CONI now in any future bid will be to overcome a growing reputation Italian bids may now have in som minds for unreliability. Starting to make South Africa look decisive. Plus, the IOC will now make Italy "pay" for their two-consecutive withdrawals if they dare bid for 2028! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 I want to know when Bach is going to come out & say; "we're not too concerned. We still have three strong candidates". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBModerator Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 As dismal as this seems for Rome, and it probably is, it really isn't over yet. A motion needs to pass at Rome City Hall to remove support. Raggi is on a shaky footing right now and it isn't a stretch to say her motion could get rejected - or she could be. There are threats of legal action and CONI is still working on the bid until the motion passes. Malago said “The City Council will be responsible for what they have announced today, we are going on until the formal decision." Stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 While Rome might not be officially out yet, we've got to think they are mortally wounded, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBModerator Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, zekekelso said: While Rome might not be officially out yet, we've got to think they are mortally wounded, no? I don't think they'll win next year, but there could still be a chance they'll get there. A long shot, but stranger things have happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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