Boston named as U.S. bid to host 2024 Summer Olympics

The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday that Boston will bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

Four contenders — Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. — were all vying for the honor to be considered by the International Olympic Committee, which is expected to make a final decision in 2017. Boston will now be up against international competition including Rome; either Berlin or Hamburg in Germany; a city in South Africa; and possibly Paris.

"@USOlympic: The USOC selects Boston as U.S. bid to host the 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games http://t.co/jTNgqZTQyJ http://ift.tt/1tOGljg"

— Anne Radzanowski (@anne_razz) January 8, 2015 Read more...

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