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The International Olympic Committee has saved its Games for the foreseeable future.
Whether it can save itself is a far bigger, and far less certain, concern.
President Thomas Bach and the rest of the IOC’s leadership are patting themselves on the back for this week’s coup. With one city after another treating the idea of hosting the Olympics like a communicable disease, the IOC managed to find homes for the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games. In two of the world’s most prestigious cities, Paris and Los Angeles, no less.