TIL Desk Sports/ The head of Los Angeles’s bid for the 2024 Olympics ruled out issuing an ultimatum to the International Olympic Committee, taking a veiled swipe at rival city Paris as the battle for the Games heats up.
LA 2024 chairman Casey Wasserman told in an interview that IOC moves to explore the possibility of awarding both the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games at the same time at a vote in September were “absolutely right.” But while Wasserman argued forcefully that Los Angeles was the best candidate for 2024, he stopped short of issuing an ultimatum.
Paris co-chairman Tony Estanguet had warned last week that it was “now or never” for the French capital, and that if the city’s tilt at 2024 was not successful “we will not come back for 2028.” “Now or never sounds like an ultimatum to me,” Wasserman told at his Los Angeles office.
“I have been in business a long time. I never had a successful relationship or partnership with any entity by issuing an ultimatum. “We will not issue an ultimatum.” Wasserman was speaking amid intense speculation concerning the race for 2024, which will be decided at an IOC vote in Lima on September 13.
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