Five finalists to host the 2024 Summer Olympics were announced Wednesday with American bid Los Angeles standing out as one of the top candidates.
According to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com), LA is joined by Paris, Rome, Budapest, Hungary, and Hamburg, Germany, as all five cities will vie for the right to stage the biggest spectacle in international sports.
Neither Budapest nor Hamburg have ever hosted the Olympic Games, while Los Angeles hosted in both 1932 and 1984, Paris hosted in 1900 and 1924, and Rome hosted in 1960.
Per the AP report, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach believes all of the finalists boast qualities that make them potential winners: "We are welcoming five outstanding and highly qualified candidate cities.