Title: International Olympic Committee Announces Candidate Cities for 2024 Games

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/OlympicAudio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='International Olympic Committee Announces Candidate Cities for 2024 Games' data-article-id='844'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10541'>The International Olympic Committee has announced five finalists under consideration to hold the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. </span> <span data-start-time='10541' data-end-time='18125'>Four of the cities are in Europe. They are Budapest, Hamburg, Paris and Rome. </span> <span data-start-time='18125' data-end-time='23520'>The fifth candidate is the U.S. city of Los Angeles, California.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='23520' data-end-time='29791'>IOC President Thomas Bach called the candidates outstanding cities. </span> <span data-start-time='29791' data-end-time='36229'>This is the first Olympics planned under reforms that should reduce the cost of the event. </span> <span data-start-time='36229' data-end-time='44979'>Mr. Bach says the International Olympic Committee will donate $1.7 billion to the event. The final decision for which city will host will be made in 2017.</span> <span data-start-time='44979' data-end-time='50854'>The final decision for which city will host will be made in 2017.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='50854' data-end-time='53104'>Im Jonathan Evans.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/olympiccommittee.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4100 data-hint-location='44979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/what_does_host_mean.m4a'>What does host mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to hold or organize an event'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/to_break_something.m4a'><span>to break something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/someone_who_speaks_for_someone_else.m4a'><span>someone who speaks for someone else</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/to_give_a_gift.m4a'><span>to give a gift</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/to_hold_or_organize_an_event.m4a'><span>to hold or organize an event</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4101 data-hint-location='10541' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/which_city_is_not_being_considered_for_the_olympics.m4a'>Which city is NOT being considered for the Olympics?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Montreal'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/montreal.m4a'><span>Montreal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/rome.m4a'><span>Rome</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/paris.m4a'><span>Paris</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/budapest.m4a'><span>Budapest</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4102 data-hint-location='23520' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/the_ioc_president_called_the_candidates__blank__cities.m4a'>The I.O.C. President called the candidates "<span class='blank'>outstanding</span> cities."</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='outstanding'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/fun.m4a'><span>fun</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/dirty.m4a'><span>dirty</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/outstanding.m4a'><span>outstanding</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/486/depressing.m4a'><span>depressing</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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The International Olympic Committee has announced five finalists under consideration to hold the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Four of the cities are in Europe. They are Budapest, Hamburg, Paris and Rome. The fifth candidate is the U.S. city of Los Angeles, California.

IOC President Thomas Bach called the candidates outstanding cities. This is the first Olympics planned under reforms that should reduce the cost of the event. Mr. Bach says the International Olympic Committee will donate $1.7 billion to the event. The final decision for which city will host will be made in 2017. The final decision for which city will host will be made in 2017.

Im Jonathan Evans.

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