As far as city leaders are concerned, Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympics is finished.
The city council voted in favor of scrapping the bid on Thursday, a week after Mayor Virginia Raggi rejected the candidacy, citing concerns over costs.
"Today came the definitive 'No' on the Olympics," Renzi said. "It's legitimate but we've certainly made a bad impression internationally.
"But what's shocking isn't the decision but rather it's saying that you can't have the Olympics because it's bad business. Thousands of jobs will be lost for giving up."
Sebastian Morgan
old news but thanks anyway
Logan Thompson
Smart decision, olympics are a scam for taxpayers
Ethan Powell
Has Brazil's Olympic facility's been abondened yet? Serious question
Ayden Edwards
They shoulda gave their bid to Vatican City
Ethan Moore
It has to go to Paris. I can't imagine what a shitole it will be in 8 years after Isis is crushed and all their surviving fighters make their way to Europe. Imagine how many attacks there will be.
Kevin Myers
Post yfw it goes to France or America again
Adam Myers
>France >again
you nigger France last held the summer olympics in 1924
Thomas Anderson
>samrt decision
hahaha no, just amateurish incometence and idiocy. The reason given was that all the money involved in the olympics would just be a chance for corruption and so they didn't wat to host it. Then they asked the government to give them the same money they should have received for the olympics and if the government doesn't give them the olympic money it means it's trying to punish them for refusing to host the olympics.
they are retarded
Juan Hernandez
I don't give a shit about your internal soap operas, olympics are an absolute scam to taxpayers, be it rio, paris, roma or london
Jonathan Rogers
t. Olympic committee shill
Noah Anderson
why would the federal government give money destined to the olympics if they aren't gonna host it? You make no sense.
Grayson Gutierrez
Have any of you guys been to Rome?
I've studied there for a whole year and trust me you don't want the Olympics there.
Rome's public transportation is enough of a reason to never host it there.
I'm sure most Italians on here will agree with me.
Kevin Cook
yeah, Rome has become a shithole in the last 20+ years, not Naples tier but a shithole nonetheless
Jason Lewis
I think his point stands, tbqh
Tyler Johnson
LA, you are our last hope Pls get the olympics
John Brooks
it's roma's mayor who asked for the olympic money after refusing the olympics. After refusing the olympics to avoid the corruption that would come with all that money dumped into the city.
t. can't understand what I read. for sure. not hosting the olympics was a fortunate decisoin, although one reached through sheer idiocy.
Jaxson Phillips
haha
Brandon Watson
I can't think of any city in Italy that would be suitable for hosting the olympics.
Justin Adams
Codroipo is underrated tbqhwy
Jordan Hughes
bus and tram are shit but metro is fine famalam
Ethan Rogers
Torino and maybe Milan are the only suitable cities to host the olympics