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PARIS - Crowd funding could be used to finance a potential Paris bid for the 2024 Olympics. Chris Bosh Heat Jersey .Because of Frances economic struggles, no public money will be spent if the country decides to go ahead with the bid next year, national Olympic committee president Denis Masseglia said on Tuesday.Instead, a significant part of an expected 80 million euros ($100 million) budget could be secured through a 24-hour telethon next June before the bid is submitted.We want to use all energies, from all horizons, from artists to sportsmen, Masseglia said at a news conference. A well-conceived TV show could be a starting point for the peoples mobilization around the bid, even if they dont spend more than five euros each. Such an initiative would also be a strong indicator of the publics support to the bid.Speaking at the French Olympic Committee headquarters, where the results of 12 workshops on a possible bid were discussed, Masseglia was unsure about the amount of money a telethon could raise. He said the rest of the budget would come from private subsidies.Bernard Lapasset, who heads the French Committee for International Sport, said no decision on whether Paris might bid would be taken before January, adding that the outcome of the International Olympic Committee session in Monaco in December will be taken into account. IOC President Thomas Bach is proposing changes to the bidding process as part of his reforms.After the IOC session, well have a look at all our new opportunities. Only then, well start writing our final report, Lapasset said. Well make sure our final document will fit with the new arrangements.Nothing really concrete emerged from Tuesdays presentation, although Lapasset revealed that a Paris bid would be based on five to nine main venues.Lapasset insisted that the project was enjoying state support despite the lack of enthusiasm shown by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.But the games would help Paris to develop, and this is what Anne Hidalgo wants for the city, too, he said.The next step in the organizers schedule will be in January, when the results of a feasibility study focusing on financial and technical issues will be submitted to state officials.We need to stop chewing over our loss in the race for the 2012 Games, said IOC member Tony Estanguet, a former three-time Olympic champion in canoe slalom. Losing is part of the game, as long as you are able to bounce back.By 2024, it will have been 100 years since France last staged the Summer Olympics in Paris. The French capital was considered the favourite in the bidding for the 2012 Olympics but lost out to London. Paris also made an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Games.France decided not to bid for the 2020 Olympics after Annecy was humiliated in the race for the 2018 Winter Games, receiving only seven votes in an election won by Pyeongchang, South Korea. Dion Waiters Jersey . Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia will have surgery on his left shoulder this week and is expected to miss the rest of the season. 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The World Boxing Council proclaimed Klitschko a "Champion Emeritus," a move that would allow him to challenge the new champion directly should he wish to resume his career. "This offer makes it theoretically possible to return to the ring, which I cannot imagine at all happening as things stand now," Klitschko said in a statement. "I am now concentrating on the politics in Ukraine, I feel people need me there." Stiverne (23-1-1), a Haitian-born Montrealer based in Las Vegas, is the WBCs top-ranked contender and has been waiting for Klitschko to make a decision on his future. It is expected that Stiverne will face No. 2-ranked American Chris Arreola for the title. On April 27, Stiverne scored a convincing unanimous decision over Arreola in Ontario, Calif. to win the WBC Silver belt, an unofficial interim title. Stivernes Montreal-based manager Camille Estaphan hopes to meet with WBC officials Tuesday in Los Angeles to confirm a title bout between his fighter and Arreola, which he hopes will take place in March or April. Estaphan said Klitschkos retirement may also help Stiverne financially. "If we had fought Klitschko, the champion would get 70 per cent of the purse, while now, that will be in our favour," said Estaphan. "Were hoping theres a little present under the tree for us just before Christmas. Glen Rice Jersey. " Klitschko is a lawmaker and chairman of the opposition party Udar (Punch) and intends to run for president in 2015. Klitschko has taken an active part in the rallies, urging his countrymen to continue their fight to turn the ex-Soviet republic into a genuine Western democracy. "This is not a revolution. It is a peaceful protest that demands justice," Klitschko told The Associated Press in an interview earlier this month. "The people are not defending political interests. They are defending the idea of living in a civilized country." The 42-year-old Klitschko has a 45-2 record, with 41 KOs. His younger brother Wladimir holds the other significant heavyweight belts. "My brother Wladimir will be responsible for further sporting successes," the older Klitschko said Monday. Vitali has not fought since September 2012, when he made the 10th defence of his belt with a fourth-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Manuel Charr. "With the current extreme and delicate political situation in Ukraine, Vitali has answered his countrys call to fight for human rights and equality. Accordingly, Vitali will not be able to provide the WBC with a predictable time-frame to return to the ring," the WBC said. "In other words, under his new distinction (Champion Emeritus), Klitschko will, in essence, retire with the option of being able to return to the ring at any time and be eligible to fight for the title against the reigning belt holder." The WBC said it will soon determine the top two fighters to participate in an eliminator bout that will yield the successor to Klitschkos vacant title. ___ With files from Canadian Press reporter Marc Tougas in Montreal and AP writer Maria Danilova in Kyiv. ' ' '