International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has expressed his disappointment that Rome has withdrawn its bid to host the 2024 Olympics. "There's no doubt that the Rome 2024 project would have left a positive, sustainable legacy for the city and the Lazio region," Bach wrote in a letter to Giovanni Malagò, the head of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), sources said. CONI formally withdrew the bid last week after new Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, a member of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), withdrew the city's support for it in September.
"The IOC would have contributed with an investment of around $1.7 billion," Bach wrote. "The decision was entirely political".
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