"Sport in Italy is the best investment; it is a peak of excellence". CONI president Giovanni Malagò, in occasion of the convention "Rome 2024, planning for sustainability and legacies", which took place at "Luigi Bocconi" Commercial University in Milan, reiterated the importance of the Capital's candidature to host the Olympic Games in 2024, also from the economic point of view, in terms of legacy for the country.

A strong candidature presented today at the event promoted by Bocconi Sport Campus, and enriched by the prestige that is associated with the Italian Olympic Committee abroad. "A recent research ascertained that CONI is the most prestigious Olympic committee in the world - highlighted the President talking to the attendees at the University's Aula Magna -. This is thanks to its history and of the medals gained by our athletes. The uniqueness of Italy is that we do not have a Ministry of Sport: in our country, CONI is the institution that represents sport and this is a responsibility because it is our duty to promote the movement and its values. My colleagues see us as a model both from a management perspective and because of the enormous number of athletes, 11 million, and of clubs that affiliate to the various federations".

The presentation of the candidature project saw the intervention, amongst others, of the head of relationships with athletes on behalf of the Committee for the Promotion of Rome 2024, Fiona May, swimming champion Massimiliano Rosolino and race walking champion Eleonora Giorgi.

Malagò, on the margin of the convention, then made some clarifications regarding the venue, which, were the Olympic Games to be assigned to Rome, could host the final of the final game for the Olympic football tournament. "If Roma's new stadium is going to be built, it could host the final, otherwise we would opt for other solutions - he explained -. All dossiers, both our one and the one of our competitors, plan for something that has not been built. We have been clear, honest and transparent regarding Roma's stadium: were it to be complete, Rome could host the final of the Olympic football tournament, given the fact that at that time there will also be the Ceremony for the closing of the Olympics. One can easily do everything at the Olympic Stadium, which has been done at different Olympic competitions - he added -, but if it were not complete, at that point we will evaluate the location of the final, which could take place in Rome or in Milan or Naples, which currently are the two designated cities for hosting the semi-finals, but it is a decision that has yet to be made".