Paris and Los Angeles have been officially confirmed as the respective hosts of the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.
The awarding of the rights was sealed with the ratification of the Tripartite Agreement in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday following a meeting of the IOC Executive Board. The two cities were selected following a unanimous vote.
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The IOC agreed in July that the 2024 and 2028 Games could be announced simultaneously, opening the door for LA to succeed Paris.
LA had initially hoped to host the Olympics in 2024, but allowed the French capital to step forward and hold the event in seven years.
"This is a win-win-win situation for Paris, Los Angeles and the entire Olympic movement," said IOC president Thomas Bach. "You were the first cities to fully benefit from the reforms of the Olympic Agenda 2020."
Said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was heavily involved in the bid: “This is a momentous day for the people of Los Angeles and the United States. For the first time in a generation, we are bringing the Games back to the City of Angels. LA loves the OIympics because the Games have lifted up our city twice before. But to us the Games have always represented an even brighter future and the chance to harness the power of sport and the Olympic Movement again to inspire the next generation — for the next 11 years and beyond.”
The 2020 Summer Games will take place in Tokyo.