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Los Angeles Announces Intention To Bid For The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games |
LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO BID FOR THE 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES
Mayor Villaraigosa formally notifies USOC of city's interest
Los Angeles, California--March 7, 2013 – Los Angeles has formally notified the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) of its interest in being considered as a candidate for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In response to a recent letter from USOC Chief Executive Officer Scott Blackmun, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa replied with a letter expressing Los Angeles' "enthusiastic interest" in bidding. Enclosed with the Mayor's letter were a 2012 City Council resolution in support of a 2024 bid, plus a letter of support signed by the Mayor and a cross-section of community leaders.
The USOC is responsible for selecting a candidate city whenever the U.S. bids for the Games. For 2024, the USOC would have to submit a candidate to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by a yet to be determined date in 2015. By tradition, the IOC will select the 2024 host city in 2017, seven years in advance.
To view the Mayor's letter and enclosures, click here
To view the USOC's letter to the Mayor, click here
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Los Angeles again welcomes leaders of the worldwide Olympic Movement |
Los Angeles again welcomes leaders of the worldwide Olympic Movement
IOC World Conference on Women and Sport includes 750 delegates from 140 countries
Los Angeles – – The International Olympic Committee 5th World Conference on Women and Sport opens today in Los Angeles for 750 delegates from 140 countries. The three-day IOC event – hosted jointly by the U.S. Olympic Committee and Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games – will analyze the progress made within the Olympic Movement and identify ways to improve and increase the participation of women in sport.
“We’re pleased to be returning to a city with such great Olympic history,” said IOC President Jacques Rogge. “As we join the leaders of the Olympic Movement in working toward the common goal of advancing women in sport, our memories will be taken back to those magical two weeks in 1984 when the world turned its eyes on Los Angeles.”
The quadrennial conference is being held in the Americas for the first time and coincides with the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the 1972 landmark federal legislation milestone that opened the door for girls and women to participate in high school and college athletics.
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Los Angeles to Host 5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport |
Los Angeles to Host 5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport
Los Angeles, California. – October 26, 2010 The International Olympic Committee’s quadrennial World Conference on Women and Sport will be held in Los Angeles in 2012, it was announced today by Barry A. Sanders, Chairman of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG). The IOC informed SCCOG and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) of the decision earlier today.
The IOC organizes a World Conference on Women and Sport every four years with the objective of analyzing the progress made within the Olympic Movement and identifying ways to improve and increase participation of women in the world of sport.
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Noted Producer David L. Wolper Receives Prestigious Garland Award |
Noted Producer David L. Wolper Receives Prestigious Garland Award For His Olympic Contributions
Los Angeles, California. – David L. Wolper, producer of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and an entertainment industry icon, was presented with the prestigious William May Garland Award at a luncheon at the LA84 Foundation. The Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG) presented him with the award in recognition of his service to the Olympic Movement in Los Angeles and in particular because of his significant role in the success of the 1984 Games.
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Has it really been 25 years? |
25 Years Ago
Los Angeles Made Olympic History…
You are invited to a gala dinner and program
celebrating the 25th anniversary of the
1984 Olympic Games.
This special event will be held on the floor of
the famed Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
and also will serve as a reunion
for LAOOC employees and volunteers.Sponsored by:
The Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games
and
The Los Angeles Sports CouncilPlease save the date!
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2009For information and tickets, please call (213) 482-6352 or update your contact information or to register your friends so that everyone can be included! |
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