Giovanni Malagò, the head of
Italian Olympic Committee CONI, said Wednesday that Turin can
reconsider whether to be part of an Italian bid to land the 2026
Winter Olympics.
On Tuesday Cabinet Secretary Giancarlo Giorgetti said the
idea of staging a combined Milan-Turin-Cortina d'Ampezzo bid for
the games was "dead" due to differences between the cities.
This prompted Veneto Governor Luca Zaia and Lombardy Governor
Attilio Fontana to propose staging a two-way bid led by Milan
and Cortina, without Turin.
Giorgetti said that he had nothing against this, but stressed
that, unlike in the case of a three-way bid, central government
would not provide financial guarantees.
"It's certain that Italy has less chance of winning (with a
two-way bid) without the government guarantees," Malagò told RAI
radio.
"We are still in time," he added when asked about Turin
reconsidering its position.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
