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Olympic System
he Olympic System was formed to offer athletes, spectators, the Olympic
Family, and the citizens of Rome a sporting event completely integrated
in the urban network. A place where the athletes and the public, sports
managers and journalists can live the event with great ease.
Olympic System Map (139 kB)
The creation of three Olympic areas, preferential traffic lanes,
and an upgraded public transportation system will facilitate movement within
the city.
To have three areas will allow:
- to decentralize the events while maintaining a link among them
- to involve the suburbs of the Capital by improving structures
- to respect Rome’s historic downtown sites
1. North: the Foro Italico area will use existing facilities and
is near-by training fields; the facilities of the Flaminio will be transformed
into a Stadium for 18,000 spectators. The Olympic Family will be accommodated
in the Via Veneto district
- Olympic Stadium
- Foro Italico
- Flaminio
- Centro Olimpico Riano
- Centro Acqua Acetosa
- Centro Slalom Fiano
- Piazza di Siena
- IBC Saxa Rubra
- Via Veneto
2. South: the EUR area will use the renovated Sports Stadium and
the Velodrome which is also under renovation; the construction of a modern
rowing basin is also foreseen in the Magliana area. The coastal region
will use the already existing Sports Stadium and the town of Ostia will
be the ideal setting for hosting beach volley tournaments.
- Palazzo dello Sport
- Palasport Fiera di Roma
- Olympic Velodrome
- Complesso Tre Fontane
- Laghetto dell'EUR
- Ostia
- Bacino della Magliana
- Anzio
- Pratoni del Vivaro
3. East: the Olympic Village will be constructed in the Tor Vergata
university campus. The sporting facilities and accomodations will be given
to the university students at the end of the Olympic Games. The near-by
media village will accomodate 10,000 media representatives.
- Olympic Village
- Tivoli
- Palasport Torre Spaccata
- Palasport Tor Vergata
- Palasport Marino
- Stadio Olimpico di Baseball
- Villaggio Media
The Roma 2004 Bid file offers an in-depth explanation and description of
the infrastructural proposals:
- improvement of city transport (construction of two more underground
lines);
- the addition of a third lane on the main ring road;
- the reunification of Villa Pamphili park, today divided by a main highway.
The overall philosophy of the programme is based on maximum respect for
the environment. It is for this reason that the major environmental organisations,
WWF, Legambiente and Greenpeace have participated in the preparation of
the Dossier for Rome's candidature.
There are four principles behind the environmental factor in the Dossier:
- optimum use of existing and functioning venues;
- recovery and modernisation of existing and non-functioning venues;
- the provisional structures will not go to waste; they will be re-used
in the future.
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