My single abiding memory of last week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraordinary Session in Lausanne came sitting in the bar listening to one, nameless, observer perform an astoundingly brilliant impression of the body’s President, Thomas Bach.

Olympics to Los Angeles and Paris this year.It was a masterclass in navigating the complex and unique

A second piece of luck followed when, unlike Paris, Los Angeles began using ambiguous language to imply

their openness for a 2028 Games.

Angeles follows in 2028.

We were not allowed to watch live as Los Angeles and Paris presented to the IOC, we were not allowed

An ambitious 13-city plan for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been unveiled by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Olympics now have to turn to the 2032 Games after the IOC agreed to the double-award of the 2024 and 2028

editions.Paris and Los Angeles, and most likely in that order, are both set to be given a Games at the

Mourinho has praised the facilities and operations of the proposed Olympic and Paralympic Village for Los

Angeles 2024 during the club's pre-season tour of the United States.

The English Premier League club have based themselves at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA

their tour with a 5-2 win over LA Galaxy at their home StubHub Center stadium, which will be used if Los

Angeles hosts the Games, last night.Real Madrid are due to face Manchester City at the LA Memorial Coliseum

Opening and Closing Ceremonies.It follows the approval of plans to jointly award both the 2024 and 2028

Olympics during the IOC Session in Lima on September 13.Los Angeles is expected to host one of the two

French politician Michel Barnier returns to the negotiating table as he leads the European Union team in the discussions on Brexit.

Greece to study in the States through the Clinton Global Initiative University.The eventual hosts for 2028

Organisers of Los Angeles 1984 turned to a man who had forged his reputation with a travel agency.Pasqual

Reading through the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) press release following the decision taken in Lausanne this week regarding the 2026 Winter Games, one phrase leaps off the page like a ski jumper at the bottom of the ramp.

Session in the Swiss city earlier this week, and while they might not be as hard-hitting as the 2024 and 2028

Win-win", to coin part of Bach's preferred rhetoric after the IOC effectively guaranteed Los Angeles

Paris an Olympic Games in the future at the Session.As with the simultaneous allocation of the 2024 and 2028

Irish Sports Minister Shane Ross has raised the possibility of an Irish bid for the Olympic Games, should they succeed in their bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

International Olympic Committee’s vote at its Extraordinary Session this week to award both the 2024 and 2028

editions together.It is expected that Paris will host the 2024 Olympics and Los Angeles will stage the

2028 edition.The decision is due to be confirmed at the IOC Session in Lima on September 13.It would

Brisbane was among those who had been exploring the possibility of launching a bid for the event in 2028

Ensuring a round-robin rather than a group format has become the priority for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) at Tokyo 2020 rather than ensuring a second venue in the capital city.

world qualification competition.Fraccari also revealed that they have been in talks with both Paris and Los

Angeles about including baseball and softball on the Olympic programme in 2024 and 2028.An Extraordinary

Students at the UCLA campus - where the Los Angeles 2024 or 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes' Village

.— UCLA Housing (@UCLAhousing) July 13, 2017The UCLA campus is a core part of the Los Angeles 2024 bid

 The two sides are both due to play matches at proposed Los Angeles 2024 venues during their respective

Sports Park, on Saturday (July 15).It follows the approval of plans to jointly award both the 2024 and 2028

Olympics during the IOC Session in Lima on September 13.Los Angeles is expected to host one of the two

events while Paris will form the location for the other.insidethegames have contacted Los Angeles

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Presidential candidate John Petersson believes a different approach is needed to relations with the Olympic Movement to ensure a more mutually beneficial partnership.

Presidency.This means the Paralympic Movement will not be represented in the vote to confirm the 2024 and 2028

Session.He admitted it is frustrating that the IPC have so little say in the process to award Paris and Los

Angeles the 2024 and 2028 Games because "it is important we are at the centre of discussions".

already taken place between International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the Mayors of Los

Angeles and Paris as they seek a "tripartite agreement" on who should host the 2024 and 2028 Games.

three parties have privately made clear that this is expected to end with Paris hosting in 2024 before Los

Angeles holds the 2028 edition.In public, though, the three still claim that nothing has been decided

most likely for a proposal to be announced.Eric Garcetti and Anne Hidalgo, the respective Mayors of Los

Angeles, although he tellingly did not specify which year."

Angeles Times speculates whether the American bid will stand firm with plans, mooted by Garcetti

Brisbane will benefit from the decision taken here yesterday to change the bid process for the 2024 and 2028

award both that and the 2024 edition together.It is expected that Paris will host the 2024 Olympics and Los

Angeles 2028.The decision is due to be confirmed at the IOC Session in Lima on September 13.

Realistically, Brisbane at this point is significantly inferior to Paris: Paris has got 92 per cent, and Los

Angeles has got 100 per cent of the infrastructure, venues and village accommodation in place," Coates

Thomas Bach, centre, and Eric Garcetti and Anne Hidalgo, the Mayors of Los Angeles and Paris respectively

By around 11pm in the bars surrounding the Palace hotel yesterday, some of the old swagger was starting to return.

to IOC President Thomas Bach.And of course while yesterday's green light for awarding the 2024 and 2028

Angeles Mayors Anne Hidalgo and Eric Garcetti both had something to celebrate in Lausanne this week

from the fact that two bright and ambitious city leaders - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and his Parisian

Angeles Mayor welcoming US President Garcetti and French President Hidalgo to the 2028 Olympic Opening

the decision-making process in many countriesThomas Bach oversaw the joint awarding of the 2024 and 2028

Plans for a shorter and cheaper candidature process for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been approved here, along with other cost-cutting measures, including only using existing sliding tracks.

Briefing in July 2019, will remain.This follows the approval here of plans to award both the 2024 and 2028

Summer Olympics to Los Angeles and Paris together in Lima on September 13 this year.IOC President Thomas

International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership has unanimously agreed to award both the 2024 and 2028

Following the historic move, a "tripartite agreement" is being sought between Los Angeles, Paris and

" and volunteer to host the later edition.A separate candidature process would then be launched for 2028

 All indications suggest that Paris will ultimately host the 2024 edition with Los Angeles following

award the 2024 Olympics this year if no agreement is reached.But the enthusiastic reaction of Paris and Los

Angeles' respective Mayors, Anne Hidalgo and Eric Garcetti, after the decision was confirmed indicates

Los Angeles 2024's presentation here today has been described as "emotional" by watching International

doors with no live feed, was followed by a question and answer session.It marked the first time either Los

Angeles or sole rival Paris have been able to address the entire IOC membership.Los Angeles Mayor Eric

Eric Garcetti, right, and Allyson Felix were key speakers for Los Angeles ©Getty ImagesGarcetti was then

asked directly by British IOC member Adam Pengilly if they are focusing on 2024 or 2028.He answered

If the joint awarding plans are approved, both the 2024 and 2028 Olympics will be awarded on September