Los Angeles confirmed as US candidate for 2024 Olympic bidding process
Last Updated: 01/09/15 10:24pm
Los Angeles has been officially selected as the United States candidate to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The US Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday that the Californian city would join four from Europe in the bidding process, with the venue due to be decided in 2017.
Boston was expected to be the US bidding city, but pulled out of the race in July.
Los Angeles, which has hosted the Summer Games twice before in 1932 and 1984, will compete with Paris, Rome, Budapest and Hamburg.
The final obstacle facing the city was cleared earlier on Tuesday when the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to pursue a bid for the 2024 Games, giving LA the chance to become the only city besides London to host the Olympics three times.
"It is my distinct honour today to formerly name the city of Los Angeles as the US bid city to host the 2024 Olympics," USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun said.
"LA has the proven experience in hosting the Games and knows how to deliver world-class events for athletes and an extraordinary experience for fans."
