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GamesBids.com Top Ten: Olympic Bid Stories of 2024 and More

GamesBids.com presents the seventeenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2024. Warning: surprises ahead!

July 26, 2024 (Anil Mungal/GamesBids.com) Final torchbearers at Paris 2024 Olympic Games cauldron at Jardins des Tuileries in Paris, July 26, 2024 (Anil Mungal/GamesBids.com)
July 26, 2024 (Anil Mungal/GamesBids.com) Final torchbearers at Paris 2024 Olympic Games cauldron at Jardins des Tuileries in Paris, July 26, 2024 (Anil Mungal/GamesBids.com)

GamesBids.com presents the seventeenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2024. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host bids, or the Olympic bid process, and formed interesting plot lines and story arcs for the year. Highlighted by the successful Paris 2024 Summer Games, this year we’ve widened our scope to allow stories about individual bids by sports or venues for Olympic program inclusion. This year has been dynamic, so let’s get started! [Top Story #10 on page 2]

A senior producer and award-winning journalist covering Olympic bid business as founder of GamesBids.com as well as providing freelance support for print and Web publications around the world. Robert Livingstone is a member of the Olympic Journalists Association and the International Society of Olympic Historians.

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