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FILE - In this July 11, 2017 file photo, Casey Wasserman chairman of Los Angeles 2024, answers questions during a news conference after the presentation of Los Angeles 2024 Candidate City Briefing for International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Over the next five weeks, leaders from LA and the U.S. Olympic Committee have to iron out financial details about their joint marketing agreement that will figure heavily into the USOC's ability to fund its athletes and sports organizations through those 2028 Games. Sorting out the agreement is one of the biggest hurdles to clear before the IOC meets the week of Sept. 11 in Lima, Peru, to approve Paris to host the 2024 Olympics and Los Angeles for 2028.(Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)
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From left, Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti, International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach, and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo gesture, during a press conference after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraordinary Session, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. If they can agree who goes first, Paris and Los Angeles will be awarded the 2024 and 2028 Olympics. International Olympic Committee members voted unanimously to seek a consensus three-way deal between the two bid cities and the IOC executive board. Talks will open with Paris widely seen as the favorite for 2024. (Jean-Christophe Bott,Keystone via AP)
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Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti speaks, during a press conference after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraordinary Session, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. If they can agree who goes first, Paris and Los Angeles will be awarded the 2024 and 2028 Olympics. International Olympic Committee members voted unanimously to seek a consensus three-way deal between the two bid cities and the IOC executive board. Talks will open with Paris widely seen as the favorite for 2024. (Jean-Christophe Bott,Keystone via AP)
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From left, Casey Wasserman, Chairman of Los Angeles 2024, Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, Tony Estanguet, Co-president of Paris 2024, gesture, during a press conference after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraordinary Session, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. If they can agree who goes first, Paris and Los Angeles will be awarded the 2024 and 2028 Olympics. International Olympic Committee members voted unanimously to seek a consensus three-way deal between the two bid cities and the IOC executive board. Talks will open with Paris widely seen as the favorite for 2024. (Jean-Christophe Bott,Keystone via AP)
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Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, left, International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach, from Germany, center, and Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, right, pose together during the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraordinary Session, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. The IOC has decided it can pick both Los Angeles and Paris as Olympic host cities in September when the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games rights should be awarded simultaneously. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
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From left: Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid Vice Chair and Olympic champion Janet Evans, Los Angeles 2024 CEO Gene Sykes, Head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) athlete's commission Angela Ruggiero, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, LA 2024 chairman Casey Wasserman, US Olympic track and field athlete Allyson Felix, IOC Vice-President Anita De Frantz and chief executive officer of the United States Olympic Committee Scott Blackmun pose for a group Photo after a press conference after the presentation of Los Angeles 2024 Candidate City Briefing for International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)
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The Los Angeles 2024 delegation attend the presentation of Los Angeles 2024 Candidate City Briefing for International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members, with, from left, Candace Cable, Director of Paralympic and Disability Engagement Los Angeles 2024, Anita DeFrantz, IOC Member and Senior Advisor for Legacy of Los Angeles 2024, Casey Wasserman, Chairman of Los Angeles 2024, Larry Probst, IOC member and Chairman of the United States Olympic Committee USOC, Janet Evans, Vice Chairperson and Director of Athlete Relations of Los Angeles 2024, Gene Sykes, Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles 2024, Doug Arnot, Sport Director of Los Angeles 2024, Angela Ruggiero, US IOC Member and Chair of the International Olympic Committee, Allyson Felix, US Sprinter, and Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
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Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, left, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, center, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori attend an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, right, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori walk together near a Japanese national flag after attending an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, left, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori walk together after attending an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates answers questions from a journalist during an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 file photo, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach delivers a speech at World Forum on Sports and Culture in Tokyo. Los Angeles and Paris should edge closer Friday, June 9, 2017 to both getting Olympic host city rights later this year. The expected agreement would fulfill IOC President Thomas Bach’s wish to avoid making a loser of either world-class candidate, though it must be ratified by the Olympic body’s voting members. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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New French President Emmanuel Macron waves to the media after a meeting with the International Olympic Committee at the Elysee palace in Paris, France, May 16, 2017. France's new President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the International Olympic Committee to try to boost Paris' bid to beat out Los Angeles in the heated race for the 2024 Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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New French President Emmanuel Macron waves to the media after a meeting with the International Olympic Committee at the Elysee palace in Paris, France, May 16, 2017. France's new President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the International Olympic Committee to try to boost Paris' bid to beat out Los Angeles in the heated race for the 2024 Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Los Angeles 2024 organizers and the International Olympic Committee officials play basketball during a tour at Staples Center, Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Los Angeles. After bidding for the 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles might have to wait. With the competition down to LA and Paris, IOC leaders are considering a proposal to award the next two Olympics, 2024 and 2028, one to each city. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission Chair Patrick Baumann, left, takes pictures of IOC member Nawal El Moutawakel outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Los Angeles. After bidding for the 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles might have to wait. With the competition down to LA and Paris, IOC leaders are considering a proposal to award the next two Olympics, 2024 and 2028, one to each city. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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FILE - This is a Thursday, June 16, 2016 file photo of IOC evaluation commission chairman and FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann speaks during a signing ceremony for a strategic partnership between FIBA and Wanda Group in Beijing. Los Angeles and Paris await their Olympic inspectors this week already seen as winning options for the 2024 Summer Games. Both cities host three-day visits by an International Olympic Committee panel, whose chairman does not doubt their sports staging skills. “Either way, we will have fantastic Olympic Games,” IOC evaluation commission chairman Patrick Baumann told The Associated Press.on Monday May 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during a press conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, March 17, 2017. The IOC has moved closer toward picking both Los Angeles and Paris to host a Summer Games in an unprecedented double vote this year. Bach has repeatedly hinted at picking both LA and Paris by awarding both the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games hosting rights at the IOC Session on Sept. 13. (Yoo Hyung-jae/Yonhap via AP)
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FILE - This is a Tuesday, May 20, 2008 file photo of Namibian former athlete Frank Fredericks, right, as he takes a look on the Wembley Pitch with Sebastian Coe during a visit by the International Olympic Committee to Wembley Stadium in London. The International Olympic Committee members are on a three day visit to London to inspect venues for the London2012 Olympic Games. Former Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks has turned himself over to the IOC ethics commission following a French newspaper report Friday March 3, 2017 linking him to a payment from a man who has been banned for life from track and field for corruption. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach, speaks during the opening ceremony of IOC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
