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Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, at her installation in June. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFPRome will abandon its bid to host the 2024 Olympics if sceptical new mayor Virginia Raggi does not back it by early next month, the president of Italy's Olympic Committee said Tuesday. "If by October 7 the city council has not guaranteed (its support) we cannot go forward," Giovanni Malago told a press conference. The date is a deadline for bidding cities to present fuller details of their bid proposals. New mayor Raggi has made it clear she does not regard the Olympic bid a  good idea for the cash-strapped city but has stopped short of saying she will not back it. "There will be no cost involved for Roman citizens," he said, arguing that the €5.3-billion-euro budget for the Games would be fully covered by the Olympic Committee, sponsors and the national govement, which has enthusiastically backed the bid. The Games would also present an opportunity for an overhaul of Rome's crumbling public,rome,romeo and juliet,romeo santos,romelu lukaku,rome braves,romeo and juliet law,romeos,romeo miller,romeo beckham,rome ga ...ادامه مطلب