Paris city council votes for bidding to host 2024 OlympicsApril 13, 2015 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paris city council has voted in favor of the city bidding to host the 2024 Olympics, BBC Sport reports. The French capital hosted the summer Games in 1924, but it lost out to London in 2005 when applying for the 2012 edition. The French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) had ordered a feasibility study into Paris' suitability, which its City Hall has approved. CNOSF must now formally declare Paris' candidacy before September 15. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said the CNOSF "did a fantastic job and asked the right questions about our past failures". In addition to being passed over for the 2012 Games, Paris was also unsuccessful with bids for the 1992 and 2008 Games. Boston, Hamburg and Rome have all expressed interest in staging the 2024 Games, with the final decision on the host city to be made in 2017. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |