LA 2024: How Los Angeles can continue to think outside of the box
By Mary Coyne
In the latest LA 2024 update, the city of Los Angeles is better off getting creative.
The International Olympic Committee will gather in Lima, Peru in September. This is to choose a host city for the 2024 Olympics.
In it’s latest proposal, city organizers have laid out plans which highlights ceremonies for the Coliseum and the new Inglewood Stadium.
By including the yet-to-be-built $2.6 billion stadium in Inglewood, the ceremonies would incorporate a more modern, technically advanced and expensive feel.
The proposal calls for the games to begin with a torch relay, live entertainment and musical performances at the Coliseum. It would then make its way to Inglewood to the new NFL stadium where the formal opening ceremonies would be held.
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Organizers propose hosting the official closing ceremony in a reversed fashion, with the formal ceremony at the Coliseum while spectators enjoy entertainment and live viewing at the stadium.
"“Hosting the Olympic ceremonies across two iconic stadiums has never been done,” LA 2024 CEO Gene Sykes said. “ But LA’s wealth of stadiums and technology mean we can think about ‘What’s next?’ instead of just asking what has been done before.”"
I think it’s a forward-thinking, fantastic idea to incorporate both stadiums. Our city is home to a variety of venues with both historical and modern relevance, so we should be playing to our strengths in our bid.
Some LA City Council members disagree however, and worry that moving too many venues outside city limits would change the “value equation” of the Games.
I’m not even sure what that means.
But I am sure that this proposal would make the ceremonies more accessible to tens of thousands of people – meaning more tickets sales generating more money for our city.
Los Angeles is competing with bids from Paris and Budapest for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Next up in the process is the February 3rd deadline for the submission by Candidate Cities of: Candidature File Part 3: Games Delivery, Experience and Venue Legacy.