LA 2024 Venue Tour Part Two -- Photodesk

(ATR) IOC members joined the tour on day two of the 2024 evaluation commission visit in Los Angeles.

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(ATR) Members of the International Olympic Committee and media had the opportunity to tour potential Olympic venues during the Evaluation Commission visit in Los Angeles.

Click here for photos from the second day of the visit including photo opportunities with the IOC delegation at Staples Center and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The commission was able to view all but one of the 30-plus venues outlined in the bid before the end of the tour in scenic Santa Monica.

The Rose Bowl, Staples Center, UCLA campus and Memorial Coliseum were among the venues inspected by both the IOC and media members.

Click here to learn more about this week's evaluation commission visit..

The commission is now en route to Paris to inspect the city's 2024 Olympic and Paralympic plans. The IOC arrives May 13 and conducts its official inspection from May 14-16.

Reported and written by Kevin Nutley in Los Angeles.

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