It's been decided: Los Angeles will play host to the 2028 Summer Olympics, it was announced on Monday. While Los Angeles originally put in a bid to host the 2024 games, the IOC said earlier this month that Paris and Los Angeles would be awarded the 2024 or 2028 games, with a final decision coming at a later date. Paris and Los Angeles were the final two cities remaining in the bidding process for the 2024 games, with every other city withdrawing their bids.
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."
This announcement means that Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Paris last hosted the Olympics in 1924, and also hosted the 1900 games. Paris is the first city to host three separate Olympic Games.
#BREAKING Los Angeles makes deal to host 2028 Summer Olympics, according to city officials
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 31, 2017
Los Angeles has also formally announced their bid to host the 2028 games, which seems like more of a formality than anything else.
#UPDATE Los Angeles formally announces its bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics https://t.co/WTKNiJmvSO
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 31, 2017
Unlike past Olympic cities (looking at you, Athens and Beijing), the majority of the proposed venues that will be used during the 2028 Summer Olympics have already been built. Los Angeles previously hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics, which was boycotted by 14 communist countries.
Map of Los Angeles showing proposed Olympic Games sites pic.twitter.com/PKkGThIJc3
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 31, 2017
Monday's announcement marks the first time the United States has hosted the Olympic games since 2002, when Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics, and the first time the United States has hosted the Summer Olympics since the 1996 games in Atlanta.
The Olympics do not come without controversy, with many people bemoaning the effect the games will have on Los Angeles' already-terrible traffic.
Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Olympics. This is great news for anyone who enjoys more traffic!
— Fake SportsCenter (@FakeSportsCentr) July 31, 2017
EVERYONE IN LOS ANGELES
— Mel Gabor (@melgabored) July 31, 2017
Wow, could traffic get any worse?
LOS ANGELES CITY OFFICIALS pic.twitter.com/fzsDpAVHhS
Los Angeles to get Olympics in 2028. Traffic already jammed.
— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) July 31, 2017
Also--it looks as though Donald Trump was right after all.
Working hard to get the Olympics for the United States (L.A.). Stay tuned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2017