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Budapest will withdraw its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, leaving only Los Angeles and Paris in the race.

Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs confirmed the withdrawal to the Associated Press on Wednesday. The joint decision by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos and the Hungarian Olympic Committee will be formally voted on by the Budapest City Assembly.

Fidesz, the governing party, said the decision was made to avoid "a loss of international prestige" for Hungary, saying the bid had a very small chance of success.

The bid was expected to face a citywide referendum promoted by a new political party, which gathered more than 266,000 signatures in favor of holding the vote.

The International Olympic Committee is scheduled to choose the 2024 host city in September.

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Civen said:

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The Wonderer said:

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If LA gets it, they can host it in the Republik of Kalifornia.

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Will the letter 'C' be outlawed in the 2020's?

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agnerd said:

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Sad thing is that LA already has every venue necessary to hold the olympics except a whitewater course. And between UCLA and USC, they have at least two of most every facility needed. But do you think they will use those facilities or build new ones that will get used a couple times before being abandoned like every other olympic site?

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largelili said:

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The letter 'C' is known to cause cancer in the state of California, duh

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agnerd said:

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Sad thing is that LA already has every venue necessary to hold the olympics except a whitewater course. And between UCLA and USC, they have at least two of most every facility needed. But do you think they will use those facilities or build new ones that will get used a couple times before being abandoned like every other olympic site?

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SeattleAgJr said:

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Yeah, let's not hold it in the Muslim occupied territories of Paris.

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AP4P2020 said:

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agnerd said:

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Sad thing is that LA already has every venue necessary to hold the olympics except a whitewater course. And between UCLA and USC, they have at least two of most every facility needed. But do you think they will use those facilities or build new ones that will get used a couple times before being abandoned like every other olympic site?

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On that note why does it have to be one city? Why can't the whole country host the olympics? Have the different events in different cities. Have track and field at Kyle, have whitewater rafting in Georgia, have archery in Seattle then traffic with be better, and the whole nation profits.

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TheCougarHunter said:

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Who the **** wants to go to LA for the olympics

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