Naples was the ninth city visited, with previously stops having taken place at Bari, Trieste, Venice, Ancona, Messina, Trapani and Genoa, with Rome 2024 claiming that over 101,000 people in total turned out to support the bid.

The tour comes at a time of concern over their effort to bring the Games to Italy’s capital for the first time since 1960, with newly elected Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi having claimed the city cannot afford to host the event.

Rome 2024 have dismissed suggestions that the Five Star Movement politician’s election could lead to the abandonment of the bid and with a push for a referendum viewed as likely.

The visit to Naples, a city listed as a potential host of football competition should Rome be awarded the Games, saw gadgets and information distributed to visitors to boost further awareness of the bid.

Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian Navy's training vessel, was used during the tour with the historic ship having begun sailing on April 30.

Projectors were set up at the Caracciolo waterfront in Naples to display key moments of past Olympics and sailing competitions at the Games.

"Rome's bid to host the 2024 Olympics includes Naples and all of Campania,” said Cosimo Sibilia, President of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) Campania, who helped organise the event with the Italian Sailing Federation.

“We have always earned prised medals for our nation, both for sport in general and for our Olympic tradition in particular.

“We are actively watching and participating with President Malagò and with the Rome 2024 Organising Committee in hopes that they will bring this amazing event to us".

The event also saw Corrado Grasso, President of Italian Athletics Federation, carry the Rome 1960 Olympic Torch.

Former fencers Francesca Bortolozzi and Andrea Borella, London 2012 volleyball bronze medallist Andrea Bari and water polo players Martina Micelli and Eraldo Pizzo were among those to take part in the tour.