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LOS ANGELES/ PARIS - Paris moved within a hair's breadth on Monday of formally being chosen to host the 2024 Summer Olympics after rival candidate city Los Angeles agreed to accept the consolation prize of the 2028 Games in a rare two-way contest between the cities. Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti attends the press conference…
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Berlin (dpa) - The executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, next month to discuss the bidding process for the award of the 2024 and 2028 summer Games. In a statement made Friday, the IOC said the board "will receive and discuss two reports from the Working Group currently…
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The International Olympic Committee's evaluation commission began a three day visit of Paris on Sunday to analyse in detail the French capital's bid to host the 2024 Games. The IOC will announce the winner on 13 September during its congress in the Peruvian capital Lima. "Paris has a special place in the Olympic movement," said Switzerland's…
