Report: Leiweke leaving MLSE to lead 2024 Olympic bid in Los Angeles
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MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke reportedly set his sights on something much bigger than the Toronto sports franchises he currently oversees. According to Gord Miller, an Olympic bid is luring Leiweke back to Los Angeles.
Speculation in NHL circles today that Tim Leiweke will go back to LA to head up a 2024 Olympic bid which would include an NFL stadium.
— Gord Miller (@GMillerTSN) August 22, 2014
The United States Olympic Committee revealed in June the four American cities it would consider for the 2024 summer Olympic bid would be Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
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