On Thursday, the U.S. Olympic Committee decided Boston will serve as the United States' bid for a host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

I want to congratulate the City of Boston and hope the Games will be back on American soil in 2024. #TeamUSA

I want to congratulate the City of Boston and hope the Games will be back on American soil in 2024. #TeamUSA

I'm incredibly proud of the bid we submitted to the USOC and I want to thank @caseywasserman and the rest of our team.

I'm incredibly proud of the bid we submitted to the USOC and I want to thank @caseywasserman and the rest of our team.

Next, it will be up to the International Olympic Committee to approve the USOC's bid for Boston as an applicant city.

From there, international candidate cities begin the planning phase of the bid: A blueprint for the Olympics is submitted along with details of logistics, such as transportation, marketing, and security.

The International Olympic Committee reviews all of the candidate packages and takes a trip to each city to check out their viability of acting as host. After another round of presentations by the candidates, the IOC takes a vote and determines which city will host the Olympics.