TORONTO (AP) — Toronto will not be bidding to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.
An official with knowledge of the decision said late Monday that Canada’s largest city won’t bid. The official spoke on condition as they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Mayor John Tory is due to announce the decision at a news conference on Tuesday morning. He had until Tuesday to write a letter to the IOC to express interest. Other declared bidders for 2024 are Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Budapest, Hungary and Hamburg, Germany.
Tory acknowledged that he began researching the feasibility of a bid only when excitement built for the Pan Am Games. The competition was hosted by Toronto this past summer. Toronto unsuccessfully bid for the 1996 and 2008 Olympics.
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