Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics
The Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics is an ongoing attempt to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to the city of Los Angeles. They are one of five candidate cities alongside Budapest, Hungary; Hamburg, Germany; Paris, France; and Rome, Italy respectively.[1] Los Angeles was chosen by the United States Olympic Committee on August 28, 2015 after the LA City Council voted unanimously to back the bid.[2][3] This is the second city that has been submitted by the USOC for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Boston, Massachusetts was originally chosen to be the American bid, but withdrew on July 27, 2015 due to potential cost overruns.[4] Los Angeles also originally bid for the USOC's nomination in late 2014, when Boston was chosen over Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and San Francisco.[5] Los Angeles previously hosted the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Proposed Venues
The 2024 Los Angeles Olympic bid takes advantage of a large amount of existing and temporary venues in and around the Los Angeles area.[6]
Downtown Cluster
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum- Athletics, Ceremonies
- New Major League Soccer Stadium- Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming
- Galen Center- Boxing
- Shrine Auditorium- Weightlifting
- Los Angeles Convention Center- Badminton, Handball, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Judo, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Wrestling
- Staples Center- Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics, Basketball (Finals)
- Nokia Theater- Fencing
- LA Transportation Center- Proposed Olympic Village
Hollywood Cluster
- Hollywood Boulevard- Marathon, Walking, Road Cycling
- Griffith Park- Mountain Biking, BMX Cycling
- Wilson Golf Course- Golf
- NBC Universal's Studio Lot- Proposed IBC/MPC
Valley Cluster
- Sepulveda Dam- Archery, Canoe Slalom, Equestrian, Modern Pentathlon, Shooting
Coastal Cluster
- Santa Monica- Beach Volleyball, Triathlon, Timed Trial Cycling, Open Water Swimming
- Los Angeles Tennis Center- Water Polo
- Pauley Pavilion- Basketball (Preliminaries)
- Drake Stadium and Practice Field- Field Hockey
South Bay Cluster
- StubHub Center- Rugby, Tennis, Track Cycling
Other Venues
- The Forum- Volleyball
- Rose Bowl- Football (Finals)
- LA Waterfront- Sailing
- Lake Casitas- Rowing, Canoe Sprint
References
- ^ "Five world-class cities in strong competition for Olympic Games 2024 - IOC to contribute USD 1.7 billion to the local organising committee" (Press release). Lausanne, Switzerland: International Olympic Committee. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "USOC names Los Angeles the official U.S. bidder for the 2024 Summer Olympics". Los Angeles Times. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Angelenos have mixed opinions about 2024 Olympic bid". ABC 7 Los Angeles. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Vaccaro, Adam (2015-07-27). "Boston's Olympic Bid is Dead". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ^ "Boston will bid to host 2024 Olympic Games: USOC". Yahoo! Sports. Reuters. January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "LA2024 Bid Book". Scribd.
External links
- http://www.la24.org/ (Official Website)
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