People cast shadows on a video display before a news conference explaining Boston's bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics in Boston, Massachusetts January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
BOSTON (Reuters) - As recently as late Monday morning, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh had dismissed the group opposing the city's bid for the 2024 Olympic Games as "10 people on Twitter."
But hours later, the three thirtysomethings behind the No Boston Olympics organisation emerged victorious when the U.S. Olympic Committee said it would abandon its effort to bring the 2024 Summer Games to Boston following strong public opposition.
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