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Olympic bids from Los Angeles and Paris to host the 2024 Games received praise from the International Olympic Committee’s evaluation commission in a report released Wednesday. That same report included new polling numbers on support of each bid that show Los Angeles with a 15% advantage.
Commission chair Patrick Baumann called both “outstanding,” saying they were low-risk and high-reward propositions for the cities and the IOC.
“With Los Angeles and Paris, the Olympic Games are in very good hands,” Baumann said, noting commission members highlighting the innovative aspects of the Los Angeles bid and the historic parts of Paris’ bid.