Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: On 18 May 2004 , the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) , as a result of a scored technical evaluation , reduced the number of cities to five : London , Madrid , Moscow , New York , and Paris .
Simplified: On 18 May 2004 , the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) reduced the number of cities to five : London , Madrid , Moscow , New York , and Paris .