Los Angeles 2024 chiefs on Wednesday welcomed an International Olympic Committee report on the city’s bid for the Games ahead of a key meeting next week. The IOC Evaluation Commission report lavished praise on Los Angeles and rival bidder Paris, stating there was “very little to separate” the two bids. Commission chairman Patrick Baumann said … Read more
The IOC lavished praise Wednesday on Los Angeles and Paris in an evaluation of the two cities’ bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. “Members of the Evaluation Commission have used the terms ‘forward-looking’, ‘innovative’, ‘vibrant’ and ‘cool’ to describe the Los Angeles candidature, and ‘historical’, ‘cultural’, ‘iconic’ and ‘amazing backdrops’ for that of Paris,” … Read more
An International Olympic Committee delegation on Friday lavished praise on Los Angeles’s bid for the 2024 Games, stating that there would be “no major risk” if the city was awarded the sporting extravaganza. Patrick Baumann, chairman of the IOC’s Evaluation Commission, said at the end of a three-day visit that delegates had been impressed by … Read more
Leaders of Los Angeles’s Olympic bid said Thursday they remain “soley focused” on 2024 amid speculation the runner-up at a key vote this year could be offered the right to stage the 2028 Games. Los Angeles and Paris are the only two cities remaining in the race for the 2024 Games following the withdrawal last … Read more