Los Angeles Back From Dead as US Candidate for 2024 Olympics

Los Angeles is the official U.S. nominee for the 2024 Olympic games — a dramatic turnaround for a city that just two months ago was considered out of the running
Los Angeles Back From Dead as US Candidate for 2024 Olympics
(L-R) Los Angeles Councilman Joe Buscaino, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson celebrate after a city council vote in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. AP Photo/Nick Ut
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles is the official U.S. nominee for the 2024 Olympic games — a dramatic turnaround for a city that just two months ago was considered out of the running.

But with a late surge of life brought on by Boston’s dropout from the process, the city found itself on Tuesday as the U.S. candidate, and its leaders were left feeling inspired and destined.

“This is a quest that Los Angeles was made for,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. “This city is the world’s greatest stage.”