Rome's Mayor just vetoed the bid
The Italian Olympic Committee is arguing with ha over it. They say the city should be able to have a chance.
Ms Raggi, from the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, suggested that Rome would have been left with redundant sports facilities.
"No to cathedrals in the desert," she said, adding that Rome was still paying out for the Games it hosted in 1960.
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