Mayor John Tory says Toronto will be a great venue for the Olympics one day.
Just not in 2024.
#Toronto Mayor @JohnTory says he isn't interested in pursuing a 2024 #Olympic bid. http://t.co/COfoFrqa1a. http://t.co/LIdXpmRS5G
— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) September 15, 2015
Tory said Tuesday that Canada's largest city is going to stay out of the race for the 2024 Olympics because he felt it wasn't the best use of the city's time and energy right now and says "nobody was rushing forward with their checkbooks."
Tory had until Tuesday to write a letter to the International Olympic Committee to express interest.
In case you missed it this morning, my speech on the 2024 #Olympic bid is available here: http://t.co/ymIof0ozq5 #topoli
— John Tory (@JohnTory) September 15, 2015
The declared bidders for 2024 include Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Budapest, Hungary and Hamburg, Germany.
Toronto declining to bid is good news for Los Angeles as it becomes the only North American bidder. The winning city will be chosen in 2017.
Tory began researching the feasibility of a bid after Toronto hosted the Pan Am Games this past summer.
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