USOC, L.A. Closer To Reaching Terms For '24 Games Bid

USOC Chair Larry Probst said the organization's BOD authorized CEO Scott Blackmun to finalize terms with L.A. on a bid for the '24 Games. Blackmun cautioned that the USOC and L.A. officials will not make any final decisions until the end of the month, and details still must be negotiated. Probst noted sides are enthusiastic and optimistic. Boston 2024’s primary problem – local support – is L.A.’s strength. In a USOC-sponsored poll of L.A. adults from Aug. 1-3, 81% of respondents supported a bid. That is nearly double the support registered for the failed Boston bid in its final weeks. Only 11% were opposed.

For more on the L.A. bid for the '24 Games, see today’s issue of THE DAILY.