Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces an agreement for the city of Los Angeles to host the 2028 Olympic Games from Carson, California on Monday. He called it a “historic day for Los Angeles, for the United States'' and the Olympic movement. The Los Angeles City Council and US Olympic Committee board of directors will consider the agreement in August. If approved, the IOC, LA and Paris could enter a three-part agreement, clearing the way for the IOC to award the 2024 Games to Paris, and the 2028 Games to LA. (AP photo)Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson called the agreement a “win-win-win scenario.''

Source: Bangkok Post August 01, 2017 04:30 UTC