IOC pushes plan to award 2024, 2028 Olympics to LA, Paris
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee has formally proposed picking the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host cities at the same time this year.
Los Angeles and Paris now seem certain to both be awarded a Summer Games in September as the IOC tries to safeguard its signature event for the next decade.
“This represents a golden opportunity for the Olympic Games and for the IOC,” IOC President Thomas Bach said at a news conference Friday after an executive board meeting.
The widely expected proposal from the board did not address which city will go first and stage the 2024 Olympics.