Monday, July 27, 2015

Boston out as US candidate for 2024 Olympics (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2015, file photo, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks during a news conference in Boston after the city was picked by the USOC as its bid city for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. Walsh said Monday, July 27, 2015, he won't sign a host city contract, which is key to the city's bid, without more assurances that taxpayers won't foot the bill. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympics is over. The city and the U.S. Olympic Committee severed ties after a board teleconference Monday, USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky told The Associated Press. The decision throws the bid process - and hopes that the U.S. will host another Olympics - into flux.




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