Bucharest City Hall Councillors narrowly voted against the plan proposed by the city's Mayor Sorin Oprescu.

The proposal was supported by 22 Councillors, which was short of the majority of 28 needed for it to be taken further.

A half-an-hour debate was held on the topic but many Councillors claimed that the idea of the Romanian capital bidding for the Games was too futuristic.

Eight voted against the plan but significantly 20 abstained from voting, which killed the idea.

Oprescu had claimed that hosting the Games in Bucharest would act as a catalyst for development, including improving the city's infrastructure and boosting the Romanian economy.

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