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USOC Quashes Report That It May Drop Boston's '24 Games Bid

The USOC today said that it was "committed to supporting Boston's bid to host" the '24 Summer Games, "quashing a report that it may drop the bid if public support does not improve." USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said in a statement, "We believe that Boston can and should lead America's bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and we are absolutely committed to our partnership with Boston 2024. ... Any suggestion that we are considering alternatives is simply not true" (REUTERS, 3/31).

The WALL STREET JOURNAL cited sources as saying that the USOC "may drop Boston's bid" and that Olympic officials had talks as recently as last week with L.A. and S.F. about the "feasibility of reviving bids." One source said that it is "more likely the U.S. would withdraw from the competition entirely" (WSJ.com, 3/31).

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