The head of Italy's national
anti-corruption authority ANAC, Raffaele Cantone, said that he
doesn't believe decisions on the 2019 Universiade World
University Games can be postponed beyond the date of next Friday
and that if Naples should have to pull out of hosting the Games,
it would reflect poorly on the city and the region.
"I don't think we can postpone; there are still problems but
now we have a date beyond which we cannot go, that of next
Friday," Cantone said.
"If by that date the city and region can untie the knot of
choosing the places to host the athletes, the Universiade will
go forward. If this doesn't happen, I believe that Naples will
have to pull out, and objectively speaking, it wouldn't leave a
good impression of the city or the region," Cantone said.
Cantone's comments came prior to taking part in a meeting of
the Naples city council Universiade Commission.
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