BOSTON — In a move that could kill Boston’s beleaguered bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said Monday that he would not sign a contract with the United States Olympic Committee if it wanted him to do so by the end of the day.
“I cannot commit to putting the taxpayers at risk,” Mr. Walsh said at a hastily called news conference. He added that if the U.S.O.C. demanded that the contract be signed by Monday, then “Boston is no longer pursuing to host the 2024 Summer Games.”
“I refuse to mortgage the future of the city away,” the mayor added.