Paris and Los Angeles bids to host Olympics expose deeper crisis at Olympic Games

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2017-09-16

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JOHN RENNIE SHORT, Paris and Los Angeles bids to host Olympics expose deeper crisis at Olympic Games, https://www.salon.com/2017/09/16/paris-and-los-angeles-bids-to-host-olympics-expose-deeper-crisis-at-olympic-game_partner/

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It’s official: We now have hosts for the next two Summer Olympics. Paris will host in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028. It looks like a victory for the International Olympic Committee, as the result could be Olympic Games without the embarrassments of empty seats and foul water of Rio, the massive cost overruns of Sochi or the awkward political moments of Beijing.