IOC leaders praise Los Angeles amid unrest in 2028 Olympics host city
California National Guard are positioned at the Federal Building on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic officials meeting Wednesday in Switzerland took a calm, longer view of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after days of images of deployed military and burning cars on the host city’s streets.
IOC president Thomas Bach praised the strength of the city’s community and the umbrella group of 36 sports that Los Angeles will host in just over three years’ time also expressed faith in a shared wish of all levels of government to unite for the Olympic project.
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