LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles city council rubber-stamped the 2028 Olympics bid, a decision that clears another hurdle needed to bring the Games back to southern California for the first time since 1984 while ceding the 2024 Games to Paris.

The 12 city council members voted unanimously on Friday in favour of signing off on the memorandum of understanding and the host city contract documents which would see Los Angeles host the Summer Games for the third time in history.

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