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Los Angeles officials have outlined a masterplan for the 2024 Olympics involving a $4.1bn (€3.72bn) budget, plus a $400m contingency to cover any cost overruns.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has criticised Boston for not delivering on its promises in the wake of its failed bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, adding the US Olympic Committee (USOC) is “committed” to delivering a replacement candidate.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today (Tuesday) unveiled changes to the bidding procedure for the 2024 Olympic Games and improvements to the host city contract for the 2022 winter Games as officials weighed up the news of Boston’s withdrawal as a bid city for the former event.

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) is on the lookout for a new candidate city for the 2024 summer Olympic Games after Boston’s troubled bid was officially dropped yesterday (Monday) due to concerns over levels of public support.

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) is set to meet later today (Monday) to discuss Boston’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympics, with one board member stating she wouldn’t be surprised if a decisive vote is taken amid reports that Los Angeles is being lined up as a replacement bid city.

Organisers of the Boston 2024 Olympic Games bid have released a risk management plan to alleviate fears surrounding the US city’s potential hosting of the multi-sport showpiece.

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has said it remains “focused exclusively” on Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, but has admitted that public support in the city is a major concern.

Boston 2024 bid officials have revealed a revised masterplan for the Olympic Games that they claim will result in a $210m (€186.5m) operating surplus, ahead of critical meeting with the US Olympic Committee (USOC) later today (Tuesday).

Boston 2024 has confirmed the anticipated appointment of Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of NBA basketball franchise Boston Celtics, as chairman of its bid to host the Olympics

The US Olympic Committee (USOC), Boston 2024 and the US city’s Mayor, Martin Walsh, have moved to maintain its bid for the Olympic Games remains on course, amid mounting speculation concerning the viability of the project.

Boston’s troubled status as the United States’ candidate city for the 2024 Olympic Games has suffered a further blow after a senior US Olympic Committee (USOC) official cast doubt over whether it will ultimately be put forward by the organisation.

Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca is set to be named chairman of the US city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics Games as part of an organisational reshuffle designed to get the effort back on course, according to multiple media reports.

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has rejected reports that it may drop Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, stating such suggestions are “simply not true.”

A new partnership between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and DICK’s will see Team USA athletes working at the sporting goods retailer’s outlets across the country.

Bid leaders for Boston’s tilt at the 2024 summer Olympics are seeking to counter reports of falling public support by drawing attention to the benefits that they claim the Massachusetts city will gain from hosting the Games.

Scott Blackmun, the chief executive of the US Olympic Committee, is confident Boston residents will eventually get behind the city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics despite a recent poll suggesting that there is currently a lack of local support.