COUNCIL BACKS BID FOR 3RD L.A. OLYMPICS.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Recalling the glory of the two Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. held in the city, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. went on record Wednesday supporting efforts to
serve as host city once again.
The council voted 15-0 to back efforts by the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Committee for the Olympic Games to submit a bid to the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 . Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. served as host of what has been considered the two most successful games in Olympic history in 1932 and 1984. Councilman Tom LaBonge said initial efforts were to try to host the Games in 2032 on the centennial celebration of the first Los Angeles Games. However, SCCOG SCCOG Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games President Barry Sanders said there is the possibility Los Angeles could be designated as host city for an earlier Olympics. ``There is no other city in the world more prepared to host an Olympics at a moment's notice,'' Sanders said. ``If we needed to, we would only need one new venue to be competitive now with other cities.'' Sanders said there are a number of new facilities, starting with Staples Center and including arenas in Anaheim and Long Beach, that could serve as sites for events. ``We have been operating since 1939 to try to bring the games back to Los Angeles and have prepared a dozen different bids,'' Sanders said, noting that the SCCOG was formed in 1939. ``This is a true public-private partnership to support the Olympic Games.'' Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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