26 February, 2017
The head of the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympics expressed regret on Friday at Budapest’s withdrawal from the process, leaving a two-horse race against Paris.”All of us at LA 2024 are disappointed in this news,” bid committee chairman Casey Wasserman said in a statement two days after the Hungarian capital’s mayor said they would drop their candidature.The move leaves Los Angeles and Paris to duel for the right to stage the 2024 Summer Games, with the International Olympic Committee to vote on a host on September 13 in Lima, Peru.
“We have the highest respect for Budapest 2024’s pioneering approach to designing and promoting their bid, and we look forward to continued friendship with our Hungarian colleagues,” Wasserman said.