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posted by martyb on Tuesday August 01 2017, @06:58AM   Printer-friendly
from the mark-your-calendars dept.

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/31/540643625/los-angeles-will-host-summer-olympics-in-2028

Los Angeles, which hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, will be home to the Games again — in 2028. The organizers of LA's Olympics bid had originally been pursuing the 2024 games. But they ceded those games to Paris, and agreed to wait for the next round.

The decision will be officially announced on Monday afternoon. NPR's Tom Goldman has confirmed the successful bid with an LA 2024 official. LA will be only the second city to host the modern Olympics three times. London became the first three-time Olympic City in 2012.

As The Associated Press reports, the bidding for the 2024 games was marked by reluctance, rather than fierce competition:

LA and Paris were the last two bids remaining after a tumultuous process that exposed the unwillingness of cities to bear the financial burden of hosting an event that has become synonymous with cost overruns. LA was not even the first American entrant in the contest. Boston withdrew two years ago as public support for its bid collapsed over concerns about use of taxpayer cash. The U.S. bid switched from the east to the West Coast as LA entered the race. But the same apprehensions that spooked politicians and the local population in Boston soon became evident in Europe where three cities pulled out.


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Thexalon on Tuesday August 01 2017, @10:21AM (1 child)

    by Thexalon (636) on Tuesday August 01 2017, @10:21AM (#547580)

    The IOC? What are their costs exactly?

    Advertising, corruption, a nice new building for their top officials to work in, importing slaves to work on the venues, defense against lawsuits, to name a few. They are not good guys [floelite.com].

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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Wednesday August 02 2017, @12:23AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Wednesday August 02 2017, @12:23AM (#547794) Homepage

    Totally appropriate for L.A.

    Once dated a bitch who worked for a catering company that did many Hollywood events. Although I went to a couple of them and the experience was somewhat decadent, the experience was also what I could only call "glitter sprinkled on shit." Women had holes in their dresses, the lighting systems were inadequate and frequently blacked out, the salesmen were ex-chiropractors looking for a career changes. A lot of the entertainment sideshows were circus-tier.

    The Olympics is pretty much an athletic version of the same, except herpes and warts runs a lot more rampant. I was once in a chemistry class with a former olympian, had the tattoo and everything -- and a nice big nasty wart on that fleshy part between thumb and forefinger that people sniff coke from. He, in his thick Brazilian or Portuguese accent, offered me a handshake, I gave him a fist-bump in return.