LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles has agreed to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, the city and the International Olympic Committee confirmed on Monday, in a deal that paves the way for Paris to host the 2024 Summer Games. “The IOC welcomes this decision of the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Candidature Committee, and we are pleased to release the Host City contract 2028 in a transparent and timely manner,” said IOC President Thomas Bach in a statement. The deal was first reported on Monday by the Los Angeles Times, which cited an unnamed source. But the decision was confirmed in nearly simultaneous statements issued by the IOC in Zurich and the Los Angeles Olympic bid committee in Los Angeles. Los Angeles previously hosted the Summer Games in 1932 and 1984.

Source: New Strait Times July 31, 2017 20:15 UTC