With no other cities in the running, the vote would effectively guarantee hosting rights to Paris and Los Angeles. The French side has insisted it was exclusively focused on 2024, the centenary anniversary of the last Games in Paris. Los Angeles, which last hosted in 1984, has indicated it was open to waiting four more years. "It truly is a tale of two great Olympic cities," said a report released last week by the 2024 Evaluation Commission. Bach said Monday he was eyeing a "win-win-win" result from the 2024 bidding process, with Paris, Los Angeles and the IOC emerging victorious.

Source: Daily Nation July 11, 2017 09:45 UTC