Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics

Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City has been formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a vote by the International Olympic Committee in Paris. The decision gives Utah its second Games after hosting in 2002. Salt Lake City was the lone contender the Olympic committee was considering for 2034. Climate change and high operational costs have reduced the number of cities willing and able to host the Winter Games. Utah has capitalized on low interest elsewhere. The 2034 plan requires no new permanent construction because all 13 venues are already in place.