Los Angeles counterpart Casey Wasserman stopped short of issuing an ultimatum, but maintained the city remained focused only on 2024. RAISING THE STAKESThe refusal of Los Angeles and Paris to blink first over 2028 raises the stakes for the visits of the IOC Evaluation Commission to both cities. Los Angeles 2024 officials will spend this week aiming to demonstrate to visiting IOC delegates, who arrive on Tuesday, why the gleaming Californian metropolis is the right city at the right time. "Los Angeles is a bid that can uniquely connect the Olympic Games with the future," he said. NO 'FAKE VERSION'One potential hurdle for LA 2024 officials to overcome this week as they seek to impress IOC officials is the age-old problem of traffic congestion, a perennial complaint amongst often-gridlocked Angelenos.

Source: Daily Nation May 08, 2017 01:52 UTC