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Friday, January 9, 2015

Boston beats out L.A. to be sole U.S. bidder for 2024 Olympics

Boston beats out L.A. to be sole U.S. bidder for 2024 Olympics

Los Angeles Times | January 8, 2015 | 3:42 PM
A campaign to bring the Olympics back to Los Angeles for a third time failed today as U.S. Olympic officials selected Boston to be the nation’s sole bidder for the 2024 Summer Games.
Boston prevailed after a two-year competition that saw each candidate submit detailed proposals to the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Having hosted successful Games in 1932 and 1984, Los Angeles looked to be a reliable choice from the start but apparently failed to overcome a sense of been there, done that.
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