Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (L), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (C) and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo pose for a photo after the 130th IOC extraordinary session in Lausanne, Switzerland, July 11, 2017. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday voted unanimously in support of awarding of 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games on the same occasion. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)

LOS ANGELES, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic bid committee announced Monday it's candidature to host Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028.

In a press release sent to Xinhua by the city mayor's office, Los Angeles, the second largest city of the United States declared its intention to host the Olympic Games 2028 and its agreement with the Host City Contract 2028, which is a preliminary deal with International Olympic Committee (IOC) paving the way for the city to be awarded the 2028 Games.

"The Los Angeles City Council and United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors will consider the agreement for approval in August. If approved, the IOC, LA and Paris may enter a tripartite agreement, clearing the way for IOC Membership to simultaneously confirm the Olympic Games 2024 to Paris and the Olympic Games 2028 to Los Angeles at the next IOC session in Lima, Peru on September 13, 2017." it said.

In a rare move, the IOC unanimously voted last Month to announce the bid winner of the 2024 and 2028 Olympic games at the same time. That means two competitors for 2024 Olympic, Paris and Los Angeles, each at least locked an opportunity.

IOC officials then entered into negotiations with bid leaders from Los Angeles and Paris to determine which city will host the games in 2024 and which city must wait until 2028.