Premier Backs Rome 2024
Italian Premier Enrico Letta restated his support for a Rome 2024 bid, while promoting a new country-wide stadium law.
Rome previously announced its candidacy for the 2020 Olympics, before then-Prime Minister Mario Monti refused to provide any funding to the bid.
Letta has been on the record for his support for a 2024 bid since early last year.
His intentions were reiterated while speaking to the Italian National Olympic Committee about a law aimed at Serie A football clubs. The law, going into place January 1, allows football clubs to break their lease in city-owned stadiums in favor of moving to privately-owned venues.
Currently, Cortina D’Ampezzo is bidding for the 2019 World Alpine Skiing Championships, and Italy is considering a 2023 Rugby World Cup Bid.
"The Olympics in Italy is an objective within reach and a game we have to play," Letta said to the Italian National Olympic Commitee.
"We must have lofty ambitions."
Taekwondo Bid Cities
Five nationshave bid to host Taekwondo Grand Prix events between 2014 and 2016.
China, Mexico, Qatar, Russia and the United Kingdom declared their desire to host at least one of the six World Taekwondo Grand Prix events and one of the three World Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals.
Suzhou, China; Mexico City, Mexico; Doha, Qatar; Kazan, St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia; and Manchester, United Kingdom have been nominated by their national taekwondo member associations to host one or more of these events.
Manchester will host the inaugural World Taekwondo Grand Prix final next month.
2022 Bids
Tomorrow is the final day for cities to announce their candidacy to host the 2022 Winter Olympics to the IOC.
Currently Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing/Zhangjiakou, China; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm, Sweden have announced their candidacy.
Of that group, only Oslo has previously hosted a Winter Olympics.
Media Watch
In the aftermath of the failed Munich Olympic referendum, Karolos Grohmann provides his opinion on whether or not the bid process needs to be revised for Reuters.
Click here to read his article.
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