https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's enthusiasm over its Olympics success, driven in part by multicultural athletes, has once again reignited a long-running debate over its citizenship law and the bureaucratic hurdles faced by thousands of young people born in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20210810/olympic-wins-reignite-italys-debate-over-citizenship-for-children-of-foreign-parents Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:50:23 +0200 olympic-wins-reignite-italys-debate-over-citizenship-for-children-of-foreign-parents The Tokyo Olympics were Italy's best Games yet, with Italian athletes taking home more medals than ever before. Here are the highlights. https://www.thelocal.it/20210809/photos-italys-most-memorable-medals-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-games Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:18:38 +0200 photos-italys-most-memorable-medals-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-games Italian media on Monday paid tribute to the country’s Olympic medalists, after sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the men’s 100 metres and high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi also took gold. https://www.thelocal.it/20210802/do-italy-just-win-everything-now-celebrations-after-italian-athletes-take-olympic-gold Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:50:08 +0200 do-italy-just-win-everything-now-celebrations-after-italian-athletes-take-olympic-gold As Italy begins its bid for medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, here are five Italian athletes who stand to make their mark. https://www.thelocal.it/20210726/tokyo-2020-the-italian-athletes-to-watch-at-the-olympics Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:54:29 +0200 tokyo-2020-the-italian-athletes-to-watch-at-the-olympics As Tokyo began celebrating its victorious 2020 Olympic bid, Italy's prime minister Enrico Letta lost no time in voicing Italy's interest in hosting the games in 2024. https://www.thelocal.it/20130909/italy-hints-at-bid-to-host-2024-olympics Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:58:00 +0200 italy-hints-at-bid-to-host-2024-olympics