Be It Rome 2024, 2028 or Neither, Eternal City Celebrates 1st Census of Sports Facilities

Sustainability and making use of the good resources already built is what Rome is aiming for if it gets to host the Olympic Games in the 2020s.

The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and the Rome 2024 bidding team – despite uncertainty over whether it will be 2024 or 2028 when Italy considers making a full run for Games hosting – have released the first census of sports facilities ever carried out in the Eternal City.

More than 2,200 sites in Rome were mapped, with 1,000 of the sites being public institutions, schools included.

Over the course the six months, a team of young engineers and architects hired by CONI and the Roma 2024 Bid Committee collected nearly 10,000 photos documenting the state of each facility.

Swimming is served by several facilities in Rome, none more famous or better loved than the 1960 Olympic pool at the Foro Italico. After the 1960 Games, the pool has gone through several renovations and upgrades and has hosted many internationals, including  the World and European Championships and the regular Sette Colli (Seven Hills) international each summer.

The pool is a testament to sustainable sports events that offer a permanent facility for continued use combined with temporary facilities during a Games or major event where such facilities in permanent state would be far less sustainable once the circus has left town.

The CONI/Rome2024 research will soon be made available online, complete with an app dedicated to sports in the city and featuring a map with detailed descriptions and location data for each sports facility.

The complete results of the census will be presented by …

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