Business gets behind 2020 Olympic bid

by Anthony Smith (staff) | Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Rome’s business leaders called for investment in new technologies and a major push to improve transport networks or the city’s ambitions to host the 2020 Olympic Games would go up in smoke.

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Cities tangle over Italy’s 2020 Olympics bid

by Antonino John Scoppettuolo (staff) | Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Rome stands by its bid to host 2020 Olympic Games as rival bids from Venice, Palermo and Bari candidacies force IOC into action.

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2020 Olympics: Venice in bid to rival Rome

by Antonino John Scoppettuolo (Staff) | Monday, October 5th, 2009

Minutes following the announcement of Rio De Janeiro’s assignment of the 2016 Olympics and with president Lula’s tears of joy still drying, talk in Italy reverted to domestic divisions over Rome and Venice as potential 2020 hosts.

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