Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington comprise the short list of candidate cities for a potential US bid to host the 2024 Summer Games, the US Olympic Committee said.

The list of potential host cities was narrowed down after a 16-month process that began with the USOC reaching out to some 35 cities to gauge interest in a bid.

“We’re extremely pleased with the level of interest US cities have shown in hosting the Games,” USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun said.

“Boston, LA, San Francisco and Washington have each given us reason to believe they can deliver a compelling and successful bid, and we look forward to continuing to explore the possibilities as we consider 2024.”

The US has not hosted a summer edition of the Games since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

The USOC said a decision on whether or not to proceed with a bid will likely be made in early 2015. The next Summer Olympics will be held in Rio in 2016 while the 2020 Games were awarded to Tokyo.

The decision on the 2024 host will be made in 2017.

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