U.S. To Bid For 2024 Olympic And Paralympic Games

The United States intends on bidding on the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games in Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The United States is interested in bringing the Olympics back to American soil and will have four cities bidding on the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The United States Olympic Committee is considering four cities at the moment, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and will decide on a single city in 2015.

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The last time the United States hosted the summer Olympics, which these games would be, was in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City were the last time the Olympics were hosted on American soil.

“We are excited to announce our plans to put forth a bid for the 2024 Games and look forward to taking the next step in identifying a partner city that can work with us to present a compelling and successful bid,” said USOC Chairman Larry Probst, via a release. “We have the opportunity to play an important role in the future development of the Olympic and Paralympic movements, while hosting a Games that serve the athletes and the worldwide Olympic and Paralympic family. We greatly appreciate the partnership that each of the four remaining cities has demonstrated thus far, and we are confident that we are on the right track.”

“An entire generation of Americans has not had the opportunity to witness the amazing spectacle of an Olympic and Paralympic Games on home soil, and we believe it’s important to bring the Games back to the United States to ensure the lasting strength of the movements,” said USOC CEO Scott Blackmun. “We believe the Games can play an incredibly positive role on the long-term development of an American city and we’re excited to participate in that process.”

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