LOS ANGELES
Previous Olympics: 1932, 1984
Proposed dates: July 19-Aug. 4
Construction: Does not need to build any new permanent venues.
Budget: $5.3 billion
Concept: Four sports parks across the city, hosting several sports each. Venues include LA Memorial Coliseum, Santa Monica Beach, Staples Center, The Forum, LA Convention Center
Main advantages: no major construction needed, experience in staging sports events, existing university campus to serve as athletes’ village, private funding.
Main risks to candidacy: potential impact from government policies
BUDAPEST
Previous Olympics: None
Proposed dates: Aug. 2-18
Construction: Needs to build several venues - more than its rivals - including an Olympic stadium.
Budget: $3.5 billion operating cost + additional infrastructure costs.
Concept: Two zones. Venues include Ferenc Puskas stadium, Balaton marina, new Olympic stadium.
Main advantages: inner-city Games concept that could apply to other medium-sized cities if successful, using river Danube as means of Games transportation, short travel times for athletes.
Main risks to candidacy: vocal opposition to the Games and potential referendum.
PARIS
Previous Olympics: 1900, 1924
Proposed dates: Aug. 2-18
Construction: Paris has 95 percent of permanent or temporary venues in place. It must build a new aquatics centre as its biggest permanent project.
Budget: $6.2 billion
Concept: Two zones. Venues include Roland Garros, Versailles, Stade de France, the Seine river.
Main advantages: experience in staging major international sports events, fourth Olympic bid after failed attempts for the 1992, 2008 and 2012 Games, most venues in place.
Main risks to candidacy: security, upcoming presidential elections.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Ed Osmond)
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