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SPOTLIGHT ON THE CANDIDATE CITIES 2024ATHLETES ARE AT THE HEART OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. WITHOUT THEM, THE GAMES COULD NOT HAPPEN, AND THEIR FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES FORM AN INVALUABLE PART OF ANY CANDIDATURE FOR THE GAMES. HERE, THE THREE CITIES HOPING TO HOST THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2024 DESCRIBE THE DAY-TO-DAY ROLE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ATHLETESÕ COMMISSIONS TO THEIR CANDIDATURE PROJECTS.LOS ANGELES Led by Olympian and Los Angeles 2024 Vice Chair Janet Evans, the LA 2024 Athletes’ Advisory Commission (AAC) was created to deliver an unparalleled, personalised experience for all athletes at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Commission frequently meets with the LA 2024 technical team to review the Olympic Village and venues, promotes the bid across domestic media and social platforms and engages LA community leaders along with Olympians and Paralympians to develop and implement the LA 2024 Games concept.Since its inception, the AAC has hosted seven town hall forums with Olympians and Paralympians across the United States to solicit feedback and gather new and innovative ideas for the LA 2024 Games concept. At the final LA 2024 meeting in Washington DC, the AAC hosted more than 250 Olympians and Paralympians from the Olympic Games Rio 2016, bringing the total of athletes participating to more than 500.In addition to its qualitative research, the AAC has launched a questionnaire to expand the breadth of its quantitative research and give all athletes the opportunity to have their voices and interests reflected in the decision-making process.Together, the direct feedback gathered from the town hall meetings and questionnaire help to shape the LA 2024 Games concept, ensuring that it delivers on the promise of providing the best conditions for the athletes.26 OLYMPIC REVIEW CANDIDATE CITIES 2024