UNDATED (AP) _ The 2024 Olympics will not be coming to Boston. Mayor Marty Walsh says he won’t sign a host city contract that is key to a city’s bid for the Olympics without more assurances that taxpayers won’t foot the bill. Walsh made that announcement at a hastily called news conference that coincided with Gov. Charlie Baker’s meeting with the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The governor has made it clear that he won’t commit to things until he gets the results of a report he commissioned with a consulting group and that report isn’t due until next month.
The USOC has made it clear that it needs full support of city and state leaders before it puts forth any U.S. bid in mid-September to the International Olympic Committee.
It would appear that if the USOC wants to stay in the race, Los Angeles would be its likely choice now.