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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed Paris as a host city for the 2024 Olympic Games, 100 years after the French capital last staged the event, at a ceremony in Lima on Wednesday. Los Angeles is set to take up the torch in 2028, for the third time, having already hosted the Olympics in 1932 and 1984. The Lausanne-based IOC took the unprecedented step of awarding two games simultaneously.
The International Olympic Committee named Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics on Wednesday, crowning two cities at the same time in a historic first for the embattled sports body. IMAGES of Paris 2024 team celebrating after announcement
The second largest city in the U.S. has been declared candidate city for 2024 Summer Olympics after the City Council votes unanimously to pursue a bid to bring the Summer Games to town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Olympic chiefs announce that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer's Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. SOUNDBITE
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo inaugurates the Arena Porte de la Chapelle, the only facility built in Paris in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games. IMAGES
French police officers protest to press their claim for extra pay during this summer's Paris Olympics, underlining the threat of strikes and disruption to the Games. IMAGES
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