Richard Pound has warned that International Olympic Committee (IOC) members must retain a genuine influence in the process to reform bidding systems for the Olympic Games.

Executive Board meeting here tomorrow is expected to formally approve plans to jointly award the 2024 and 2028

exceptional".There have been two bidders for the Olympics in the past.For the 1980 Games only Moscow and Los

Angeles bid and the event was awarded to the Soviet capital.Then for the 1988 Olympics the bid was a

then just vote to rubber-stamp this one proposal.Paris seem more likely to host in 2024 and sole rival Los

Angeles would be the location for the later edition.Pound served two terms as IOC vice-president between

Discovery Communications and Eurosport have announced their backing for Paris 2024 in order to show support for an Olympic Games in Europe.

the Olympic Games up to 2024 in every European territory except for Russia.NBC had publicly backed Los

Angeles 2024 in February.

Angeles and we consider both to be world-class cities.

 Paris seems poised to be awarded the 2024 edition with sole rival Los Angeles set to be named host

in 2028.The decision is expected to be officially confirmed at the IOC Session in Lima on September

Los Angeles today effectively conceded the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to its only rival

has softened in recent weeks, seeming to open the way for its only rival Paris ©Los Angeles 2024Paris

Wasserman claimed that Los Angeles' bid is different from other abandoned attempts to land the Olympics

Even after Boston 2024 withdrew, Los Angeles’ faith in the Olympic Movement encouraged us to step forward

Last week Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti revealed they would consider accepting the 2028 rather than

Angeles do host the Games in 2028, then it would also be their third time.They previously staged them

The Paris bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been backed by European Parliament officials.

Paris have already dropped out of the 2024 race - Budapest, Hamburg and Rome - to leave American city Los

Angeles as the sole rival to the French campaign."

September 13.It is widely understood, however, that IOC President Thomas Bach wants to also award the 2028

edition - with one Games going to Paris and one to Los Angeles.Both cities have stressed that their

Association (NBA) and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) have both announced their support for Los

Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Two NBA sides - the Clippers and Lakers - are based in Los Angeles, along with one women's team, the

Los Angeles Sparks.The three teams all play their home matches at the Staples Center, Los Angeles 2024

's proposed venue for basketball and wheelchair basketball.Officials from Los Angeles 2024 promised they

 "Los Angeles is truly an epicentre of global basketball."

decide at a meeting of its ruling Executive Board in Lausanne on Friday (June 9) to award both 2024 and 2028

International Olympic Committee (IOC) is due to award the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to either Los

Angeles or Paris.

together.It is assumed that Paris will be awarded the 2024 edition and Los Angeles the event four years

 "We can't really consider 2028 at the moment."So far the rules are still the same.

 "We will lose the land for 2028.

 "They will not consider the land for 2028 and this is a key part of the concept."

 "I do not have the mandate to work on a new concept for 2028."

Emmanuelle Assmann has been re-elected President of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF). 

 Assmann's re-election coincides with Paris bidding against Los Angeles to host the 2024 Olympic

at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Lima on September 13.Although both Paris and Los

Angeles are battling for the 2024 Games, there is increasing speculation that the IOC will also award

the 2028 edition in Peru.The IOC Executive Board are due to meet on June 9 to consider plans to award

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has voiced support for actively approaching potential bidders for the Olympic Games rather than continuing with the current candidature process.

President Sebastian Coe ©Getty ImagesBudapest's decision to drop their bid for 2024 in February meant Los

Angeles and Paris are the only runners left in a contest that begn as a five-horse race and also included

Hamburg and Rome.Los Angeles was itself a replacement candidate after the initial American choice of

little obvious difference so far.The IOC Executive Board is considering plans to award both the 2024 and 2028

Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to Paris and Los Angeles this year.Bach also answered "yes" when

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has promised his city remain committed to protecting the environment

Both Los Angeles and its only rival for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, French capital Paris,

Angeles and cities around the world live with every day," Garcetti said in a statement."

that these recent developments could also impact the ongoing discussions to award both the 2024 and 2028

Paralympic Games this year.Paris is currently thought more likely to land the 2024 edition and  Los

Angeles 2028.Trump is big supporter of the Los Angeles 2024 bid, despite his tense relationship with

(IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed no decision has yet been made on who will host the 2024 and 2028

Olympic and Paralympic Games after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti revealed they were considering a

Garcetti claimed that both Los Angeles and its only rival Paris have been asked by the IOC to consider

would consider doing so in return for the IOC funding youth sports programmes in Los Angeles."

campaign was focusing only on hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.During a press conference in Los

insisted over and over again how they are only interested in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games - while Los

Angeles have been slightly more open to 2028 ©Getty ImagesIt is unclear, however, what IOC members will

Paris 2024 have promised the Handisport Open World Para Athletics Grand Prix, which opened at the Charléty Stadium in the French capital today, will "reinforce" key pillars around Paralympic sport as part of their bid.

host city is due to be chosen at the International Olympic Committee Session in Lima on September 13.Los

Angeles is the only other city bidding.It is possible, however, that one of the two cities could also

be awarded the 2028 edition in the Peruvian capital.

Los Angeles 2024 have claimed an international football friendly between Mexico and Croatia staged at

Angeles 2024 vice-chair Janet Evans said."

(@Univ_Deportivo) May 28, 2017The game was held after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti revealed they

Angeles is chosen to stage the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.The venue, which hosted the Opening Ceremony

Angeles at the IOC Session in Lima on September 13.It is possible that one of the two cities could also

be awarded the 2028 edition in the Peruvian capital.

A Paris 2024 delegation including city Mayor Anne Hidalgo and co-bid leaders Tony Estanguet and Bernard Lapasset have attended the Cannes Film Festival.

In a reminder that France has a thriving film culture, as well as sole rival Los Angeles, the delegation

A host city is due to be chosen out of Paris and Los Angeles at the IOC Session in Lima on September

13.It is possible that one of the two cities could also be awarded the 2028 edition in the Peruvian capital

A major appointment has been made in Hungary as officials eye another Budapest bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

of the opposition, Government officials opted to withdraw the bid to leave a two horse race between Los

Angeles and Paris.

Olympic Committee's (IOC) President Thomas Bach is understood to favour plans to award both the 2024 and 2028

editions to Paris and Los Angeles at their Session in Lima on September 13.However, both cities have

) vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch believes a "principle of agreement" must be reached between Los

Angeles and Paris if both the 2024 and 2028 Games are to be awarded this year.

certain is that we, who are the referee of a competition between two top-quality cities like Paris and Los

Angeles, are not going to change the rules of the game in the middle of the game."

unsuccessful bid for the 2020 Games, also criticised the narrative that the IOC will have no bids for 2028

I say this clearly: we have no fear of a lack of candidates for 2028," he claimed."

If we were to choose now only 2024, we would have very good candidates for 2028.