Los Angeles and Paris said ahead of important candidate city briefings at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) they are interested in the 2024 Games only and not the expected consolation prize 2028.
"We are here to win 2024. We have a great team and an amazing project," French bid chief Tony Estanguet said on Monday.
His LA counterpart Casey Wasserman said the Californian city has "an excellent plan for 2024."
The candidate city briefings before IOC members and representatives from the sports federations on Tuesday and Wednesday are the last big event ahead of the final presentations before the IOC Session and the election on September 13 in Lima.
The IOC will however also gather for an extraordinary session on Tuesday and is expected to agree to a proposal from the executive board to award the 2024 and 2028 Games at the same time.
While Paris firmly has 2024 in its sights, LA is reportedly a little more flexible under certain conditions.
IOC president Thomas Bach was to officially welcome the two delegations later Monday at the Olympic Museum, and to dine with French President Emmanuel Macron who is part of the Paris team and will address the Olympians Tuesday.
The IOC is interested in awarding both Games because the two cities are strong bidders in a campaign which saw Boston, Budapest, Hamburg and Rome drop out.
