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USOC chooses Boston over D.C. as its candidate to bid for 2024 Summer Games USOC chooses Boston over D.C. as its candidate to bid for 2024 Summer Games
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Washington’s upstart bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics came to an end Thursday when the U.S. Olympic Committee’s board of directors chose Boston as the city it would submit to the Games’ governing body as the American candidate.Washington’s upstart bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics came to an end Thursday when the U.S. Olympic Committee’s board of directors chose Boston as the city it would submit to the Games’ governing body as the American candidate.
At a meeting at Denver International Airport, the 15-member board completed a formal selection process that began last month when the four finalist cities made their presentations. At the conclusion of Thursday’s meeting, the winning and losing cities were notified, and the USOC leadership then hopped on a plane for Boston, where a news conference is expected on Friday morning. At a meeting at Denver International Airport, the 15-member board completed a formal selection process that began last month when the four finalist cities — Washington, San Francisco, Boston and Los Angeles — made their presentations. At the conclusion of Thursday’s meeting, the winning and losing cities were notified, and the USOC leadership then hopped on a plane for Boston, where a news conference is expected on Friday morning.
“It is an exceptional honor for Boston to be chosen as the U.S. representative in the running for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. “This selection is in recognition of our city’s talent, diversity and global leadership. Our goal is to host Olympic and Paralympic Games that are innovative, walkable and hospitable to all. Boston hopes to welcome the world’s greatest athletes to one of the world’s great cities.”
The Washington group, chaired by local businessman Russ Ramsey and co-chaired by Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, announced its intentions to bid on the Games in August 2013 and unveiled its board, logo, website and slogan (“Unity”) in September 2014.The Washington group, chaired by local businessman Russ Ramsey and co-chaired by Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, announced its intentions to bid on the Games in August 2013 and unveiled its board, logo, website and slogan (“Unity”) in September 2014.
After hearing presentations from the four finalist cities on Dec. 16, the USOC announced it would put forth a bid for the 2024 Games but said it needed more time to evaluate the proposals. Muriel Bowser (D), at the time Washington’s mayor-elect, was part of the five-person contingent who presented the city’s proposal to the USOC and took an active role in the presentation.After hearing presentations from the four finalist cities on Dec. 16, the USOC announced it would put forth a bid for the 2024 Games but said it needed more time to evaluate the proposals. Muriel Bowser (D), at the time Washington’s mayor-elect, was part of the five-person contingent who presented the city’s proposal to the USOC and took an active role in the presentation.
The Washington presentation was well-received by the USOC board, but the city’s bid was always considered an underdog, due mostly to its position as seat of American power. After a series of recent failed bids, the USOC was determined to pick a candidate that could win over the IOC, a body that is widely assumed to include pockets of anti-Americanism.The Washington presentation was well-received by the USOC board, but the city’s bid was always considered an underdog, due mostly to its position as seat of American power. After a series of recent failed bids, the USOC was determined to pick a candidate that could win over the IOC, a body that is widely assumed to include pockets of anti-Americanism.
“Despite today’s outcome, I am proud of how the District and the region presented,” Bowser said Thursday evening in a statement. “I want to thank the talented and hardworking Washingtonians whose efforts got us to the short list of American cities. ... We must build on the tremendous regional and federal cooperation embodied in the DC 2024 Olympic bid, in focusing on the big issues facing our region—transportation, affordable housing and expanding job opportunities for residents in the District of Columbia.”
The United States hasn’t hosted a Summer Olympics since the 1996 Games in Atlanta, an unusually long time for the IOC’s biggest broadcast partner. After submitting losing bids for New York in 2012 and Chicago in 2016, the USOC failed to bid at all on the 2020 Games. Washington also mounted a failed bid, jointly with Baltimore, for the 2012 Games.The United States hasn’t hosted a Summer Olympics since the 1996 Games in Atlanta, an unusually long time for the IOC’s biggest broadcast partner. After submitting losing bids for New York in 2012 and Chicago in 2016, the USOC failed to bid at all on the 2020 Games. Washington also mounted a failed bid, jointly with Baltimore, for the 2012 Games.
“The Olympic Games are unique in their ability to bring the world together in celebration and unity,” said IOC Executive Board Member Anita DeFrantz. “I very much want to bring the Games to the United States to share the incredible spirit of the Games with another generation of Americans, and advance the Olympic and Paralympic movements.”
Boston will face stiff international competition for the 2024 Games, with major European capitals such as Rome, Paris and Berlin expected to bid, and with a potential South African bid becoming an instant contender to host the first Games in history on the African continent. Other cities considering bids include Budapest, Istanbul, Melbourne and Doha, Qatar.Boston will face stiff international competition for the 2024 Games, with major European capitals such as Rome, Paris and Berlin expected to bid, and with a potential South African bid becoming an instant contender to host the first Games in history on the African continent. Other cities considering bids include Budapest, Istanbul, Melbourne and Doha, Qatar.
The IOC will select the host city for the 2024 Games in September 2017 at a meeting in Lima, Peru.The IOC will select the host city for the 2024 Games in September 2017 at a meeting in Lima, Peru.