PARIS — Paris declared its candidacy for the 2024 Olympics Tuesday, becoming the fourth city to enter the race and setting out its vision for bringing the Games back to the French capital for the first time in 100 years. The Paris bid, which has been in the works for months, was formally launched in a ceremony at the headquarters of the French Olympic Committee that was attended by leading French athletes. Paris joins Rome, Boston and Hamburg as declared bidders, with Budapest also expected to join the contest. Paris hosted the Olympics in 1900 and 1924 and bid unsuccessfully for the 1992, 2008 and 2012 Games. — AP
