French President Emmanuel Macron met International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart Thomas Bach in the rain here today for a tour of the Olympic Museum on the eve of a key presentation to showcase Paris' bid for the 2024 Games.

Delegations from the French capital and sole rival Los Angeles each toured the museum before Bach and

Candidate City Briefing before an Extraordinary IOC Session at which plans to award both the 2024 and 2028

Angeles is considered more likely to play host in 2028.Los Angeles, up first on the tour, enjoyed sunny

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, signs in at the Olympic Museum ©IOC/TwitterGarcetti singled out

the Los Angeles 1984 exhibits in the museum as those Olympics had "inspired his love for sport".There

Madrid and English Premier League side Manchester United have selected the University of California, Los

Angeles (UCLA) as their base for the west coast leg of their pre-season tours to the United States.

Los Angeles 2024 claim two of the world's biggest football clubs using their proposed Olympic and Paralympic

 "The quality of the campus means Los Angeles 2024 can offer the world’s athletes a home-from-hone

Angeles 2024."

Los Angeles claim to be currently focusing only on their 2024 bid race with sole rival Paris.However,

the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are due to rubber-stamp plans to also award the 2028 edition

The mixed zone outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session during August’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was a hostile place. Journalists were barely bothering to hide their disgust at the IOC’s attempts to pin the blame for Russian drugs problems on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) during the meeting and sports officials were trying their best to evade lingering press corps as they headed towards lunch.

challenge facing the Olympic Movement today.Leading the way are discussions to award both the 2024 and 2028

Firstly, that the city ultimately playing host in 2028 should not be entitled to demand concessions from

This followed a suggestion from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti that they may request funding for youth

Getting elected this year to host the 2028 Games would allow the respective city to invest an extra sum

If this happens, maybe we should go back to an open bidding process for 2028 as there have already been

Paris 2024 have unveiled more details about their plans to convert the Petit Palais art gallery into a special Athlete Hospitality House during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

on Monday (July 11) at a Candidate City Briefing.The IOC are then poised to award both the 2024 and 2028

Games to Paris and sole rival Los Angeles at their Session in Lima on September 13.

Ensuring that International Federations play a direct role in choosing host cities for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been cited as a priority by the head of the umbrella group that represents them.

agreeing on a sport delivery plan with the Organising Committee, so, a key element for the 2024 and 2028

experience of organising major events in cities bidding for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, such as Los

Angeles ©UCIRicci Bitti did, however, concede that Federations might have to make concessions on some

Souvenir TAP cards have been released by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Angeles' metro network.They were distributed by Olympians and Paralympians from Los Angeles."

Los Angeles has its sights set on the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and now, Metro riders can show their

The TAP cards are available at number of metro stations located close to proposed Los Angeles 2024 venues

to the cultural shift towards mobility already underway in Los Angeles and create an ongoing legacy

Los Angeles claim to be currently focusing only on their 2024 bid race with sole rival Paris.However,

Some three decades after the idea that turned into Sportel was conceived at a meeting of the General Association of International Sports Federations in Colorado Springs, the brand is adding a new gathering of the sports marketing and media sector's very heaviest hitters to its events portfolio.

about the location, Jones indicates that US west-coast cities, such as current Olympic candidate city Los

Angeles, were felt to be a bit too far away from a European perspective, while New York hosts so many

probably also worth pointing out that there currently seems to be an extremely strong chance that by 2028

“They do not have time to dedicate an hour to attend a panel.”By 2028 the United States may have hosted

Emmanuel Macron will meet International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach here on Monday (July 10), the day before he is expected to play a leading role in the presentation by Paris 2024, the Élysée Palace has confirmed.

the Beau-Rivage Palace, which will be attended by Bach and other IOC members and representatives from Los

Angeles 2024, Paris' only rival.

Session called for Tuesday and Wednesday (July 11 and 12) to discuss a proposal to award the 2024 and 2028

Angeles 2028.Macron had promised to travel here to support Paris 2024 immediately after his election

IOC, he "confirmed his support for the Los Angeles candidature".

Changes to venue plans and and a possible reduction in revenue are possible risks surrounding a Los Angeles

Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in 2028 rather than 2024, a report published by the California

Four more years would mean more time for Los Angeles to complete its ambitious public transportation

The report warns that changes could be required to venue plans if Los Angeles hosts in 2028 rather than

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has said that the city could request youth sport funding "right now"

Like other observers, we think that Los Angeles’ bid is a role model for future Olympic and Paralympic

If Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Games and the state provides a backup financial guarantee, there will still

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has announced its backing of Los Angeles' bid for

Los Angeles 2024 is grateful for the NCAA’s support," Los Angeles 2024 vice-chair and director of athlete

 "Los Angeles' universities will provide an unparalleled Athlete Village experience and state-of-the-art

 "With no new permanent venues to build, Los Angeles 2024 is able to focus on meeting and exceeding

Overall, the Los Angeles Games will showcase everything that is great about American sports and college

, the IOC are due to rubber-stamp plans to also award the 2028 edition this year during an Extraordinary

International Olympic Committee (IOC) will discuss - and presumably decide - whether to award both the 2024 and 2028

latter part of next week, the shape of the last two months of the 2024 Host Cities race - which pits Los

in light of the recent IOC Evaluation Commission report.This had fulsome praise for both bids.Both Los

Angeles and Paris' bids for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were praised in the IOC Evaluation

seems highly likely that the next two Summer Olympics after Tokyo 2020 will indeed be held in Paris and Los

Angeles, with both indeed awarded later this year.It seems a little less likely, but probable, that

Los Angeles 2024 are prepared to downscale their plans to renovate the Velo Sports Center velodrome in

find the most cost-effective solution with the best legacy outcome".As well as the UCI and IOC and Los

Angeles 2024 chairman Casey Wasserman after the report was published."

Angeles 2024.Los Angeles claim to be currently focusing only on their 2024 bid race with sole rival

Paris.The IOC, however, are due to rubber-stamp plans to also award the 2028 edition this year during

Angeles and Paris at the IOC Session on September 13 in Lima.

Los Angeles and Paris have each been widely praised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation

But, according to a survey conducted in February by the IOC, Los Angeles has public support of 78 per

 Los Angeles is warned about the importance of the "successful implementation" of a Games transport

it "does not seem necessary".The report does not consider the suitability of either for hosting the 2028

will then be held at which the members are expected to rubber-stamp plans to award both the 2024 and 2028

 "We think that makes Los Angeles an ideal Olympic city and an ideal partner for the IOC right now

Los Angeles 2024 has marked Independence Day by highlighting its "Live Site" concept, which it claims

The Live Site concept is a feature of Los Angeles 2024’s Games Plan, which aims to enhance the traditional

concept of a singular Olympic Park by offering Sports Parks in Downtown Los Angeles, the South Bay,

In honour of July 4, LA 2024 is highlighting our planned celebration sites for the Games," Los Angeles

Today’s emphasis on the fan experience is part of Los Angeles 2024's #FollowTheSun to Olympic Agenda

to Olympic Agenda 2020 campaign; 20 activities in 20 days.The campaign aims to show how Los Angeles

If Los Angeles or Paris are awarded the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games without having to go through

 Publication of the IOC Evaluation Commission report into the respective bids of Los Angeles and

Angeles stages it four years later.

Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speculated in May that they would consider opting for the later edition

in return for the IOC funding youth sports programmes in Los Angeles "right now".Los Angeles Mayor Eric

Angeles and Paris "present excellent bids, certainly among the best bids the IOC has ever seen".