FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2017 file photo, the Eiffel Tower is lit up with colors during the launch of its campaign as candidate for the 2024 Olympic summer games in Paris. The Paris bid team is fine with an unprecedented double vote on Olympic hosts, as long as the French capital is awarded the 2024 Games. With Paris and Los Angeles the remaining 2024 bidders, IOC President Thomas Bach has raised the prospect of one city getting 2024 and the other taking 2028. “We can't accept '28,” Paris bid co-chairman Tony Estanguet said during a visit to London on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. “It's not possible.” (AP Photo/Francois Mori, file)
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