IOC Expected To Recommend Awarding '24, '28 Games At Same Time

The IOC Exec Board today is expected to recommend awarding both the '24 and '28 Olympics simultaneously, a big step toward returning the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time since '96. IOC President Thomas Bach is scheduled to take media questions at noon ET. The decision would still need to be ratified by the entire IOC membership, which is scheduled to meet July 11. The exact details of how a combo package would proceed, including which city goes first, are still unknown, but it would guarantee Olympics for both L.A. and Paris, the only remaining contenders for '24. Neither city has backed off its desire to host in '24, but L.A. has suggested it is open to hosting in '28.