The Atlanta Track Club announced Thursday it plans to bid on bringing the 2020 Olympic Marathon Team Trials to Atlanta.
Atlanta is one of four cities that intend to bid for the event. The others are Austin, Texas; Chattanooga, Tenn.; and Orlando, Fla.
The winner of the bid will be announced by USA Track and Field in March for the 2020 Olympic Trials which will be held between January and March 2020.
“Atlanta is a city with an Olympic legacy and an Olympic future,” Atlanta Track Club’s executive director Rich Kenah said in a statement. “This is a place where national champions are crowned. From the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship to the 2019 Super Bowl and now possibly the 2020 Olympic Trials Marathon, sports fans know they can count on Atlanta to host world-class events for our country’s best athletes.”
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