No American city will bid for the 2016 Olympic Games unless there is stronger commitment from all levels of government, US Olympic Committee (USOC) chairman Peter Ueberroth said this week.

Ueberroth said the bidding process to host the Olympics had altered on issues such as guarantees and security and that the United States had to adapt to those changes.

"We are looking less favourably toward 2016 bidding at this moment," Ueberroth said. "We have not ruled it out. The rules are changing a bit and we need to have a strong mayor and a strong city with a strong governor, with strong senators and congressional members.

"We need a federal government that understands that the game has changed for bidding cities."

Ueberroth said the USOC would decide within the next six months whether to bid.

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