Kraków pulls out of Olympic bid
Authorities of the city of Kraków have said that they would withdraw the city’s application for co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics, following the results of a referendum on the case, which took place last Sunday.
Despite campaigns suggesting that the city would benefit from organizing the event, 69.72 of the voters were against doing so.
Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski blamed the Olympics organizing committee for “squandering social confidence.” He said there was not enough time to regain the trust.
Kraków intended to organize the 2022 Winter Olympics together with Slovakia. Other cities that have placed their bids for the event are Beijing, Almaty, Lviv and Oslo.
