Xinhua news, beijing, february 24, 2026. This post is part of our special coverage syria protests 2011ItalyCapitalRomeFuture or futureApplicationSummer 2040OlympicsYes。
In his closing remarks, the chairman of the ioc, coventry, commended the italian organizing committee for setting “a new high standard for the future”. The president of the italian olympic committee, luciano buonfirio, said earlier that italy was worth holding another summer olympic games, “but let us step by step and agree with the government first”。
On 6 december 2025, the torcher, the italian basketball player andreya banjani, passed the torch at the pantheon of rome, italy. That day, in 2026, milan-cortina winter will pass the torch in rome, italy. Xinhua news agency, journalist li kyung-sho
Rome hosted the 17th summer olympic games in 1960. However, the experience of the olympic games in rome for almost 30 years has been full of uncertainty. In 2016, the then-mayor of rome, virginia raji, renounced the 2024 summer olympics for financial reasons. In this context, it was in italy that the idea of co-sponsoring the 2026 winter olympics was created. In 2012, then-prime minister mario monti of italy also cancelled plans for the 2020 summer olympics in rome on fiscal grounds. In 1997, rome lost its way to athens in a competition for hosting the 2004 summer olympics。
According to associated press 23, giovanni marago, chairman of the organizing committee of the milan winter olympics, spoke about the key advantages of the rome games: the history of the “unique” application and a stadium for 70,000 people, near which “italian square” is a natural track and swimming arena。
According to marago, it is still too early to confirm that rome is running for the 2040 summer olympics。
During the current winter olympics, the mayor of rome, roberto gualtieri, stated that he was convinced that rome had the conditions to run the olympics again, particularly after the successful hosting of a large number of tourists in 2025. Over 33 million visitors visited rome and the vatican last year。
Guardieri said, "a city like rome should not be afraid of great challenges."
The next summer olympics will be held in los angeles, united states, in 2028, and the next in brisbane, australia, in 2032. India and qatar, among others, are in the process of hosting the 2036 summer olympics. Guo sin
