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Governor Schwarzenegger Adds California Voice to Chorus of Support for Los Angeles' 2016 Olympic Bid Print E-mail

Standing With L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa, Elected Officials From Across the Region, and Olympians, the Governor Commits to Creating “A Winning Bid and the Best Games Ever”

USC and UCLA Put Rivalry Aside to Team Up and Support the Bid as Olympic Villages


Los Angeles, Calif. – January 19, 2007 – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG) and Olympians at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to voice his overwhelming support and that of all of California for Los Angeles’ bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Los Angeles Vies with Chicago for U.S. Olympic Designation Print E-mail

Los Angeles, Chicago are the Two Finalists to be the U.S. Candidate for the
2016 Olympic Games

Los Angeles, California - November 13, 2006--San Francisco withdrew from the competition to be the United States' official candidate to host the 2016 Olympic Games, leaving Los Angeles and Chicago as the two remaining finalists. The United States Olympic Committee will decide by the end of the year whether it will enter a city in the international race to be the host for the Games, in which case the USOC will choose either Los Angeles or Chicago in April of 2007. The International Olympic Committee will select the 2016 host city from an international field of cities in 2009.

 
Los Angeles Named Finalist to Host 2016 Olympic Games Print E-mail

Los Angeles Named Finalist to Host 2016 Olympic Games
By United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
Joins San Francisco and Chicago as potential United States host cities

Los Angeles, California – July 26, 2006 – Los Angeles has been named one of three
American finalist cities to host the 2016 Olympic Games, according to an United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announcement made today.  Los Angeles joins San Francisco and Chicago as the potential United States candidate cities, narrowing the playing field from an original list of five, and eliminating Philadelphia and Houston in the process.

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Officials Tell USOC that Angelenos Want the Olympics to Return Print E-mail

In meeting with Mayor Villaraigosa and SCCOG, the USOC learns that
majority favor Olympics back in Los Angeles;
Bid for the 2016 Games has broad support of the community’s residents

Los Angeles, California – May 18, 2006 – Executives of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) met today with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and members of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG) to discuss Los Angeles’ desire to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Los Angeles Throws Hat in Olympic Ring Print E-mail
2016 Bid Would Bring Olympic Experience to a New Generation
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