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Rome Will Bid to Host 2024 Summer Olympics, Italian PM Says

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Getty 121514 Rome?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1418671564555iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — Rome will bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made the announcement Monday morning, saying it would bring a clean boost to Italy’s struggling economy.

Renzi said Rome’s plans to host the games would not involve massive building projects but instead air-tight technological and spending oversight.

Italy has been hit with a spate of public works corruption scandals and the arrest of alleged mafia members and Rome city politicians, accused of siphoning off funds from housing for migrants and other public works.

With the Olympic bid, Renzi wants to help hoist Italy out of its worst post-war recession.

But Italians are wary of leaders trying to solve deep-rooted economic problems with big money projects. They know all too well that by going for the gold, Italy risks trailing behind.


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