Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday following a vote by the International Olympic Committee.
The US city, which hosted the 2002 Winter Games, earned 83 votes out of 89 at the IOC session, having been named the preferred choice in June.
‘To the people celebrating back home: we are back baby, the Olympics are coming back to Utah,’ said Utah governor Spencer Cox, who was part of the presentation team, along with Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn, to the IOC session in Paris.
A large crowd had gathered back in Salt Lake City to watch the announcement on big screens.
‘Relieved we went trough this part of the process, excitement for what is coming,’ said United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee chairman Gene Sykes.
Salt Lake City has been announced as the host of the Winter Olympics in 2034 on Wednesday
Salt Lake City was the lone contender because climate change and high operational costs
