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With Macron on board, Paris 2024 bid is 'ready right now'

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
May 14, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Paris bid leaders want to capitalize on the sense of optimism surrounding new President Emmanuel Macron to beat Los Angeles and secure the Olympic Games in ...
Evaluating LA bid for 2024 Olympics requires imagination

By BETH HARRIS and MICHAEL R. BLOOD
May 12, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Evaluating Los Angeles' readiness to host the 2024 Olympic Games takes some imagination. That's because a lot of the pitch still relies on images on a...
LA mayor opens door slightly to 2028 Games if 2024 is no go

By BETH HARRIS
May 12, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has opened the door slightly to considering hosting the 2028 Olympics if the city isn't awarded its first choice of 20...
Macron talks up 2024 Paris Olympic bid to Bach

The Associated Press
May 12, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has thrown his weight behind Paris' bid for the 2024 Olympics, telling IOC President Thomas Bach of its "expected ben...
Masseglia wins 3rd term as French Olympic committee head

The Associated Press
May 11, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Denis Masseglia won a third consecutive term as president of the French Olympic committee on Thursday. Masseglia was elected for another four-year mandate i...
Los Angeles unleashes star power to woo IOC in Olympic bid

By BETH HARRIS
May 11, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The group trying to bring the 2024 Olympics to Los Angeles is drawing on Hollywood star power. LA2024 chairman Casey Wasserman hosted a 70-member IOC ...
Malago wins new 4-year term as head of Italy's Olympic panel

The Associated Press
May 11, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Giovanni Malago was re-elected president of the Italian Olympic committee on Thursday, easily winning a second four-year term. Malago beat opponent Sergio Gr...
Paris Olympic bid believes Macron's victory will be a boost

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
May 10, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Paris Olympic bid leaders believe they have found a strong ally in France's new president, Emmanuel Macron. As they get ready for an International Olympic C...
Los Angeles Olympic dreams might be delayed to 2028

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and BETH HARRIS
May 10, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles could lose and win its Olympics gamble, ending up with the 2028 Games it never sought and the costly prospect of retooling its multibillio...
3 Russian Olympic medalists get doping case appeal dates

The Associated Press
May 10, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Three Russian Olympic medalists have appeal hearings in doping cases at the Court of Arbitration for Sport this month. High jumper Anna Chic...

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