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New Rome mayor Virginia Raggi speaks during a press conference at the Romes Campidoglio city hall on September 21, 2016.
Rome's bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics was dealt a fatal blow on September 21, 2016 after the city's mayor, Virginia Raggi, said she would not give her formal backing. / AFP / TIZIANA FABI (Photo credit should read TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)