Los Angeles bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Overview | |
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| Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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Rio de Janeiro Madrid · Chicago · Tokyo |
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| Details | |
| City | Los Angeles, United States |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee (USOC) |
| Previous Games hosted | |
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1932 Summer Olympics 1984 Summer Olympics |
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| Decision | |
| Result | Lost USOC bid to Chicago |
The Los Angeles 2016 Olympic bid is a reference to the unsuccessful attempt by the city of Los Angeles, with help from the Greater Los Angeles area, to be chosen by the United States Olympic Committee as the official United States bid for the International Olympic Committee 2016 Summer Olympics host city competition. On July 26, 2006, the USOC had narrowed its list of candidates to Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. San Francisco later withdrew its bid on November 13, 2006. On April 14, 2007, Chicago was selected as the United States bid. Two years later, Chicago lost their bid to Rio de Janeiro when the IOC voted to select the host city.
The USOC's chairman, Peter Ueberroth, visited potential host cities in May 2006. Ueberroth and his party visited Los Angeles on May 18. Los Angeles has many existing sports venues, including many that were built in the years since the 1984 Summer Olympics, when Los Angeles last hosted. Existing venues currently include the following:
Several hundred miles of commuter rail and rapid transit are present in Southern California, none of which existed in 1984 . Many lines are still under construction, will reach several of the major sporting venues, and are planned to be completed in 2009, the same year the winning city was to be announced.
Los Angeles is the home of the following professional sports teams:
Prior to 1995, the Rams (1946–1994) and the Raiders (1982–1994) of the NFL were in the Los Angeles market. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Anaheim Ducks are both based in nearby Anaheim.
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