The International Olympic Committee has agreed to break with tradition and announce the host cities of the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games on the same occasion. The joint awarding of the two Games is expected to take place at an IOC meeting in Peru's capital, Lima, in September. (Sept 13)
It's a decision that sets up a three-way agreement between Paris, Los Angeles and the International Olympic Committee after other cities, such as Boston, Rome, Hamburg and Budapest, withdrew their bids.
If the negotiations go smoothly, the joint announcement for 2024 and 2028 with either be Paris and Los Angeles or Los Angeles and Paris.
Representatives from both cities have delivered bid presentations at a convention centre in Lausanne, in Switzerland.
LA 2024 Chairman Casy Wasserman says Los Angeles will be able to deliver a low-cost, low-risk model for the Olympic Games.
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