3 US cities bid for 2016 Olympics

LOS ANGELES: Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco have submitted bids to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

Each city met the deadline by delivering a 60-page report that gives detailed descriptions of their plans for the event in 10 major categories, the United States Olympic Committee said.

The categories included games concept, political support, venues, transportation, accommodations, finance, security, experience, international strategy and USOC partnership plans.

"Today is an important milestone for the three cities as they round the first major turn in the race to become the US 2016 candidate city for the Games," said Bob Ctvrtlik, USOC Vice President responsible for the bid process, after making the official announcement on Friday.

"Our ultimate goal is to help each of these cities build the best possible Olympic plans so that we can select from among them the city with the best chance of winning internationally," Ctvrtlik said.

The USOC will release a summary of its evaluation of the questionnaires in late October.