Paris, Los Angeles Capitalize on IOC Flexibility -- Media Watch

(ATR) The International Olympic Committee demonstrates its ability to adapt to circumstances with the awarding of the next two editions of the Summer Olympics to Paris and Los Angeles.

The IOC membership officially approved the Paris 2024 and LA 2028 Olympics at its Session in Lima, Peru last week. Both host cities were jubilant in returning their Games to their citizens after long waits and many attempts.

As host of the 2024 Games, the French capital will be celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the last Games in Paris in 1924. In response to the reward, a report from the Associated Press detailed how Parisians braved poor weather to commemorate the announcement.

A failed bidder for the 1992, 2008 and 2012 Summer Games, Elian Peltier of the New York Times says the Paris 2024 bid was able to successfully learn from its past losses to earn a victory for the city.

The French capital was not the only city in Paris to celebrate, with French President Emmanuel Macron decreeing the victory a win for the entire country as described by the Agence France-Presse.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti shared the news of the Olympic returning to LA for the third time in his weekly newsletter sent to his constituents. He details the concessions given to the city for its willingness to wait 11 years and the decision taken by the IOC.

"Our successful bid will bring the Olympics to the U.S. for the first time in a generation, and it is an amazing gift to the young people of L.A," Garcetti said. "The agreement we struck with the International Olympic Committee gives us up to $160 million to invest in youth sports programs, starting right now, to help make L.A. the healthiest city in America."

David Wharton of the Los Angeles Times outlines the convoluted process it took to get the IOC to agree to a two-city deal at the Lima Session. He says conversations began between Garcetti and IOC president Thomas Bach at the ANOC General Assembly in Doha, Qatar when Budapest, Hungary was still in the running with Paris and LA for the 2024 Games.

After a long road to victory, Bach traveled to LA following the Session to light the Olympic Cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum prior to the NFL Game between the LA Rams and Washington Redskins. In a football-centric country, the Associated Press mentioned the cauldron lighting as a footnote in the review of the game.

Compiled by Kevin Nutley

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