Los Angeles celebrates winning the 2028 Summer Olympics

Paris seemed likely to be given the 2024 Summer Olmpyics after rival candidate city Los Angeles agreed to accept the prize of the 2028 Games. Both cities were competing for the 2024 Summer Games after several other contenders withdrew, and paves the way for Los Angeles and Paris to join London as the only cities ever to host the Games, summer or winter, three times since the modern Olympics began more than a century ago.

By Staff Reporter
August 1, 2017 17:16 +08

IBTimes UK

Paris seemed likely to be given the 2024 Summer Olmpyics after rival candidate city Los Angeles agreed to accept the prize of the 2028 Games. Both cities were competing for the 2024 Summer Games after several other contenders withdrew, and paves the way for Los Angeles and Paris to join London as the only cities ever to host the Games, summer or winter, three times since the modern Olympics began more than a century ago.