USA TODAY Sports
In more ways than one, the International Olympic Committee finds itself in a familiar position. Six months away from a vote to select the host of the 2024 Games, the IOC is left again with two candidate cities.
The withdrawal of Budapest last week leaves Los Angeles and Paris, a contest that for a second consecutive vote will come down to two bidders.
To be sure, the 2024 candidates — previous hosts from democratic countries — don’t present the same concerns as the two final cities for 2022, Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan.