The commission wraps up the visit on Friday before heading to Paris where that bid will be put under the Olympic microscope. (Source: USA Today Sports) The commission wraps up the visit on Friday before heading to Paris where that bid will be put under the Olympic microscope. (Source: USA Today Sports)The International Olympic Committee’s Evaluation Commission got the full Los Angeles experience on Thursday, playing basketball at the Staples Center, hitting Santa Monica beach and negotiating the city’s notorious traffic. “On the logistics side there were a lot of ‘WOW’ moments,” Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti told reporters. Hollywood flexed its celebrity muscle at the party with an A-list lineup that included Sylvester Stallone, Kobe Bryant and billionaire Steve Ballmer, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and former Microsoft CEO.

Source: Indian Express May 12, 2017 10:52 UTC