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Morocco Casablanca, Morocco
In March 2011, the Moroccan government confirmed that they would begin construction of an 80,000-seat stadium in preparation for a bid for either the 2024 or 2028 Summer Olympics
Paris, France
The year 2024 will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris. The former French Minister of Sports, Jean-Francois Lamour, had made it clear that 2024 represents a choice objective for a Parisian bid. €35 million will be planned to build new sports venues around Paris in order to improve quality of the future Parisian bid.
Berlin, Germany
The mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, has stated that Berlin is exploring a bid for the 2024 or 2028 Olympic Games. Berlin hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics and last bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Toronto, Canada
On June 8, 2012, the Toronto City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of pursuing a 2024 Olympic bid and asked for a staff report on pursuing the 2024 games.
Philadelphia, PA USA
On 22 April 2013, Mayor Nutter's office declared Philadelphia's interest in bidding for the 2024 Games. Social media support around the Philadelphia bid, is presently the largest of any 2024 candidate cites.
Washington D.C., USA
On August 27, 2013, Bob Sweeney, President of the non-profit group DC 2024, announced that the group will put together a bid for Washington D.C. to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. DC 2024 boasts that the area has "more sporting facilities in a 40-mile radius than any other city in the U.S." and "more than 100,000 hotel rooms." Sweeney said the events would stretch from Baltimore to Richmond, Va., but would be mostly concentrated around D.C
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