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The Daily Free Press

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Boston drops bid for 2024 Summer Olympics

Samantha J. Gross July 27, 2015

Following conversations between the United States Olympic Committee and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston will no longer bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, Baker announced at a Monday press...

EDIT: Joinder (Dis)Agreement

EDIT: Joinder (Dis)Agreement

Editors February 25, 2015

It has been written about in article after article, discussed in op-ed after op-ed: most residents and employees of Boston don't want this city to host the 2024 Olympics. And Boston Mayor Martin Walsh...

The United States Olympics Committee chose Boston Thursday as its bid for the 2024 Olympics. PHOTO BY WERNER KUNZ/FLICKR

Boston selected as U.S. bid for host of 2024 Olympics

Gabriela Arriaga January 8, 2015

The United States Olympic Committee has selected Boston as its bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the USOC announced in a Thursday press release. Boston beat out San Francisco, Washington,...

Boston makes short list to host 2024 Olympics

Daily Free Press Admin June 13, 2014

Following the Tuesday meeting where the United States Olympic Committee announced that they completed an official short list of cities to host the 2024 Summer Olympics but declined to name them, an anonymous...

Hosting 2024 Summer Olympics could cost up to $20 billion, report suggests

Daily Free Press Admin March 2, 2014

Amid buzz about a possible bid for Boston to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, No Boston Olympics, a group of volunteer Bostonians, put together a report explaining why hosting the games would be a mistake. No...

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