IOC Deadline Looms For Cities Interested in Hosting 2024 Games

By Christian Radnedge

The next step in the process to award the hosting rights for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is close at hand, as Tuesday is the deadline for cities to submit their letters of intent to the International Olympic Committee.

Hamburg, Paris and Rome have already entered their official statements, while Budapest and Los Angeles are expected to shortly deliver their necessary paperwork.

It’s understood that the Azeri capital of Baku is still interested in entering the race, having hosted the inaugural European Games this year.

Toronto is also considering a bid, and on Friday a board meeting of the Canadian Olympic Committee led to a unanimous vote to give president Marcel Aubut permission to sign a letter of interest for the 2024 Olympics.

A COC statement said: “Today’s [Friday] vote recognizes the tremendous opportunity a bid would represent for a world-class city like Toronto and for the future of sport in Canada. That said, the mayor has also been clear that no decision has been made as of now.”

The host for the 2024 Games will be voted on at the IOC Session in Lima, Peru in 2017.

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