Boston named US bid city for 2024 Olympics

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REUTERS: Boston was selected on Thursday as the American candidate city that will bid to host the 2024 Olympics, taking the first strides in a gruelling marathon to bring the Summer Games back to the United States. Boston, which has never hosted an Olympics, was unveiled as the surprise pick over two-time host Los Angeles, San Francisco and

Washington following the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) board meeting at the Denver International Airport. “We’re excited about our plans to submit a bid for the 2024 Games and feel we have an incredibly strong partner in Boston that will work with us to present a compelling bid,” USOC Chairman Larry Probst said in a statement. The decision followed more than one round of voting before the Boston bid eventually received the unanimous endorsement of the USOC’s board of directors. The United States has not hosted a Summer Games since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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