(ATR)David Simon, president of the Los Angeles Sports Council, says that L.A.'s history with the Olympics will hopefully set up a strong bid for the 2024 Summer Games.
In speaking withAround the Ringsthis week,Simon weighed in on the U.S. Olympic Committee's hopes for striking a deal soon with L.A. to host the 2024 Olympics.
Simon tells ATRthatthe situation in L.A. right now is reminiscent of the situation the city faced in the late 1970s during the bidding process for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Simon has been active in international sports since 1977 when he became involved in L.A.'s bid to host the 1984 Olympic Games. He also served as president of the L.A. 2012 and 2016 bid committees.
The USOC is scrambling to fill the void left with the withdrawal of Boston as the U.S. nominee last month.
Since being chosen in January as the U.S. bidder for 2024, Boston struggled to win public support and pledges from city and state government to back the Games.
The USOC must submit a letter of intent to bid for the 2024 Games to the IOC by September 15.
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