The USOC BOD today will decide whether to pursue a formal bid for an American city to host the '24 Games during its meeting at Electronic Arts HQ in Redwood City, Calif. The board, led by Chair Larry Probst, will hear presentations from each of the four interested cities: L.A., DC, Boston and S.F. The decision today likely will be only whether to pursue a '24 bid, with the choice of a specific city expected in the coming weeks.
Presentation Schedule:
L.A., 8:00am PT
Reps: Wasserman Media Group CEO Casey Wasserman, Discovery Cube LA science museum Dir Kafi Blumenfield, AECOM Olympic design expert Bill Hanway, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti
D.C., 9:15am
Reps: Ramsey Asset Management head Russ Ramsey (bid Chair), Monumental Sports & Entertainment CEO Ted Leonsis, Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Gold Medal U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky, DC Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser
S.F., 10:30am
Reps: MLB Giants CEO Larry Baer, Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee CEO and former Olympic swimmer Anne Cribbs, Albany Road Real Estate Partner Steve Strandberg, Populous architect Jerry Anderson, S.F. Mayor Ed Lee
Boston, 11:45am
Reps: Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish (Bid chair), Elkus Manfredi Architects Founding Principal David Manfredi, UMass Boston Chancellor Keith Motley, Paralympic athlete and sports medicine physician Cheri Blauwet, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
