Paris to host 2024 summer Olympics and Los Angeles gets 2028 games, confirms IOC

Paris, which has hosted two previous Olympics, will stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924 while Los Angeles will also organise its third Games after 1932 and 1984

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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (C) poses for photos with Anne Hidalgo (L), Mayor of Paris, and Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, at the 131st IOC session in Lima, Peru, on Sept. 13, 2017. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 3:20am, 14 Sep 2017Updated: 9:35am, 14 Sep 2017

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday awarded the 2024 summer Olympic Games to Paris and the 2028 edition to Los Angeles following a vote in the Peruvian capital.

Paris, which has hosted two previous Olympics, will stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924 while Los Angeles will also organise its third Games after 1932 and 1984.

There were no other candidates for either the 2024 or 2028 Games and the votes were a formality. IOC president Thomas Bach said the votes for both cities were “unanimous”.

A reflection of the Olympic rings on Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, after the vote in Lima, Peru, awarding the 2024 Games to the French capital. Photo: AP

The IOC decided in July to award both Games at the same time, following the withdrawal of four of the six cities bidding for the 2024 Olympics, amid concerns about the size, cost and complexity of organising the world’s biggest multi-sports event.

Los Angeles then dropped its bid for the 2024 Olympics, for which it had been campaigning for over two years, in return for receiving the 2028 edition.