Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi addresses the media in Ankara December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi launched a bid on Monday to bring the 2024 summer Olympic Games to Rome, presenting it as a boost for the country as the capital reels from a corruption scandal and the economy flounders.
Italy is the second country after Germany to officially launch a bidding process that will cost less than in previous years after the International Olympic Committee agreed to shoulder part of the budget.
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