L.A. Gets Olympic Nod

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The United States Olympic Committee said Tuesday this it will nominate either Chicago or Los Angeles as the applicant city for the United States.


In addition to Chicago and Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia and San Francisco were other U.S. cities initially under consideration to host the Games.

The USOC will see final presentations from both cities April 14 and will then announce its official U.S. representative city for the 2016 Games.


The International Olympic Committee deadline for applicant cities is September 15 and the host city will be determined in a vote by IOC members in October 2009. Madrid, New Delhi, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Tokyo are among the international cities also considering bids.


The United States has not hosted a summer Olympics since the 1996 Atlanta Games, but did host the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. However, the Salt Lake Games became shrouded in corruption shortly because of a bribery scandal that forced the resignation of some IOC members and changed the IOC’s bid process.


The 2008 Summer Games will be held in Beijing, China.

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