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Mayor: Toronto not bidding for 2024 Olympics
Toronto's Mayor John Tory stands in the council chamber during an inauguration ceremony in Toronto, Dec
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span class="inline inline-center">Toronto's Mayor John Tory stands in the council chamber during an inauguration ceremony in Toronto, Dec. 2, 2014. Toronto will not be bidding to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, an official with knowledge of the decision said Monday. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP
Mayor John Tory says Toronto will be a great venue for the Olympics one day.
Just not in 2024.
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.
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.
