All four 2024 bid cities through to next stage - IOC

Budapest, Paris, Los Angeles and Rome are campaigning for the right to stage the Summer Olympics in eight years time. Boston was replaced by Los Angeles as the choice of the United States. "LA 2024 is honoured to be part of the IOC's candidature process and to be progressing to the next stage equipped with all the support and insightful feedback we have received from the IOC and the Olympic Family over the last four months," Los Angeles bid chief Casey Wassermann said in a statement.