Budapest has withdrawn its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, leaving Los Angeles and Paris as the last two candidate cities. Los Angeles has hosted Summer Games twice before, in 1932 and 1984; Paris hosted the 1924 Summer Games. France has also hosted the Winter Games three times: in 1924 (Chamonix,) 1968 (Grenoble,) and 1992 (Albertville.) The U.S. also hosted the Summer Games in 1996 (Atlanta,) and the Winter Games four times: twice in Lake Placid, New York (1932 and 1980,) once in Squaw Valley, California (1960) and once in Salt Lake City (2002.)
Will the Olympics return to the U.S.? As I've said before, I think they will. Whether that's a good thing or not is debatable.
The 2024 host city will be announced by the IOC on September 13. You can keep track of everything related to Olympic bidding at a fun website called GamesBids.com
Days until the PyeongChang Games: 350
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