gretchen 201 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Virginia Raggi told reporters that she was not prepared to allow the city to sink further into debt Rome is set to drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024, after its anti-establishment mayor said it would be "irresponsible" to be a candidate. Virginia Raggi of the Five Star movement was elected in June. Her decision was a blow for the city's Olympic committee which had hoped to change her mind. But officials said she had failed to turn up to a meeting. Rome last hosted the Games in 1960 and also pulled out of the bidding for the 2020 Olympics for financial reasons. Boston and Hamburg have already dropped out of the running for the 2024 Games. Germany has not hosted a games since 1972, and Hamburg's decision to pull out was made in a referendum. Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest are still vying to host the Games. The remaining candidates must confirm their application and the endorsement of local public leaders by 7 October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger91 195 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I'd like to see is held in Budapest or Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shield 3,824 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 It is so expensive to do that I can understand why you wouldn't want to do it tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posy‪ℓuv 3,625 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 It is a really big responsibility so making the decision to try and hold it is a big deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludark 972 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Maybe they should reconsider how the olympics are organiszed, seeing how many places drop out due to financial reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigManSam 244 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Its not profitable. the only olympics that showed profit was the last LA olympics. some analyists say london may have made a marginal profit, some say marginal lost. either way not worth the effort economically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benseac 359 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Good idea. So many of these games are such a financial drain on the location they're held. They should just find one location (Greece, perhaps) and have them there every 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonSone 30,138 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Olympics and World Cup costs will only get higher and higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretchen 201 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 I'd like to see is held in Budapest or Paris.I doubt Budapest will host it, they don't have many stadiums and it'll give them a burden. Paris and LA are the safe choices but Paris would be a huge safety threat, and LA's traffic would be nightmarish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delincious 5,654 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Hope Paris gets it lmao they've been trying since 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najaflow 1,379 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Hope Paris gets it lmao they've been trying since 2012 true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger91 195 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I doubt Budapest will host it, they don't have many stadiums and it'll give them a burden. Paris and LA are the safe choices but Paris would be a huge safety threat, and LA's traffic would be nightmarish. I didn't think about the whole Paris thing. Idk about Budapest I've only been once so idk. I think they should hold the Olympics in the outskirts of LA so the traffic would be as bad as traveling to down town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsrewindit 2,704 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Is the 177,000 jobs permanent or temporary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretchen 201 Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Is the 177,000 jobs permanent or temporary?Temporary. I didn't think about the whole Paris thing. Idk about Budapest I've only been once so idk. I think they should hold the Olympics in the outskirts of LA so the traffic would be as bad as traveling to down townYou can actually see the venue because the city council made a map promoting LA during the Rio games. Hope Paris gets it lmao they've been trying since 2012It will be 100 years since Paris hosted by that time lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oltre Luna 1,299 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 What a queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure 1,114 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Its not profitable. the only olympics that showed profit was the last LA olympics. some analyists say london may have made a marginal profit, some say marginal lost. either way not worth the effort economically wow I thought London was a huge success. They must have built many new buildings or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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