LA28 Summer Olympics – Key Dates, Sports, and Updates

When Are the LA28 Summer Olympics and Paralympics?

Olympic Dates: 14–30 July 2028 in Los Angeles, California

Paralympic Dates: 15–27 August 2028 in Los Angeles, California)

Overview of LA28

In the summer of 2028, Los Angeles will welcome the world for an unparalleled Olympic and Paralympic Games as the best athletes from around the globe compete on the biggest stage in sports.

Opening Ceremony: 14 july 2028 at la memorial coliseum

This will be the 3rd time the City of Angels has hosted the Olympics, with the event previously taking place in 1932 and 1984.  LA28 is focusing on gender equality, youth appeal, and innovation.

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What to Expect at the LA28 Summer Olympics

LA28 Venue Plan – Where events will be held

Southern California’s abundance of high-quality athletic venues is the strongest possible foundation for hosting a spectacular and fiscally responsible Games. With these changes, LA28 assigns more sports to existing stadiums and uses fewer temporary venues, which provides significant financial and operational benefits.

Additionally, LA28’s venue moves and reliance on existing stadiums makes the Games more sustainable; enhances the field of play and warm up areas for athletes; improves seating, hospitality, services and capacity for more fans; places competitions in the hands of experienced venue operators and staff to ensure smooth delivery and operations; and provides legacy opportunities in the City of Los Angeles.

Under the updated venue plan, some of the most popular Olympic competitions will be held in venues considered among the finest in the world. Gymnastics will be held at the legendary and recently renovated Arena in Downtown LA that is home to the NBA’s Lakers, NHL’s Kings, and WNBA’s Sparks; the nation’s newest and most advanced large pro sports Stadium, located in Inglewood, CA, that is home to the NFL’s Rams and Chargers, will become the largest swimming venue in Olympic history, with 38,000 seats; and Basketball will be held at the nation’s newest and state-of-the-art indoor Arena in Inglewood, CA that will be home to the NBA’s Clippers. Athletics and Para Athletics will remain at the iconic and recently refurbished LA Memorial Coliseum, making it the only stadium in history to host Track and Field competitions in three Olympic Games. (Please note, per current guidelines, LA28 will not use existing corporate names for stadiums and arenas for Games purposes.)

LA28’s plans for Opening and Closing Ceremonies are unchanged, with parts hosted at both the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Stadium located in Inglewood, CA. Additionally, to accommodate these moves, both World Athletics and World Aquatics, the governing bodies of Athletics and Aquatics Olympic events respectively, have approved and support LA28’s plan to adjust the traditional Olympic schedule. Specifically, the 2028 Olympic Games Athletics competition will move to the first week of the Olympic Games while the Swimming competition will be held during the second week.

For more information, check out the LA28 Press Release here.

NEW SPORTS AT THE LA28 SUMMER OLYMPICS

Baseball/softball, cricket (T20), flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash have been officially included as additional sports on the programme for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28). The decision has been taken by the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

For baseball and softball, cricket and lacrosse it will be a return to the Olympic Games, while flag football and squash will be making their Olympic debut in LA.

  • Baseball and softball have been part of the programme at several editions of the Olympic Games, most recently at Tokyo 2020.
  • Cricket was on the programme for the Olympic Games Paris 1900.
  • Lacrosse was included on the programme at St Louis 1904 and London 1908.
  • Flag football and squash will make their Olympic debut at LA28.
 

“The choice of these five new sports is in line with the American sports culture and will showcase iconic American sports to the world, while bringing international sports to the United States. These sports will make the Olympic Games LA28 unique,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “Their inclusion will allow the Olympic Movement to engage with new athlete and fan communities in the US and globally.”

“I have long believed that we have an incredible opportunity in Los Angeles to create the most compelling Games, not just for us, but for the world. Our Olympic sport programme, in its entirety, reflects this belief,” said LA28 Chairperson Casey Wasserman. “We are excited to embark on game-changing collaborations with major professional leagues that will unlock massive opportunities to amplify the Olympic and Paralympic story and captivate new audiences.”

To read more about these new sports, click here.

MAJOR CHANGES AT LA28

FOCUS ON gender equity, youth appeal, and innovation

The 2028 Summer Olympics will set a few records:

  • 351 medal events, 22 more than Paris
  • For the first time ever, female athletes will outnumber men. Out of the 10,500 athlete slots, 5655 will go to women, compared to 5543 for men
  • The most visible change is in football, where they will field 16 teams (4 more than the men’s tournament)
  • Women’s Water Polo will also feature 12 teams, the same as the men
  • LA28 will see the rise of mixed-gender competitions, with six new events being added (Mixed 4×100 relay in Athletics as a highlight)
  • LA28 will debut 50-meter events in the swimming pool, including backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly for both men and women
  • Five sports being added:  Cricket, Baseball/Softball, Flag Football, Lacrosse, and Squash
 
To read more about the changes in LA28 events, click here
 

BUY Tickets Safely – ONLY FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES

By buying tickets or hospitality packages outside the official channels, the buyer runs the risk that tickets or packages are not delivered to them or their access will be denied by the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee in accordance with the terms and conditions.  In addition, all buyers are informed that unauthorised sale or re-sale of tickets outside the official channels, constitutes an offense under American law.

HOW TO BUY TICKETS

Olympic ticket sales will launch in 2026, with Paralympic ticket sales to follow in 2027.  General Admission tickets will start from $28, with sales managed by LA28’s official ticketing providers AXS and EVENTIM.  Fans can register for Olympics Games tickets at la28.org beginning in January 2026.  A randomized draw system will assign purchase time slots for each round of ticket drops. 

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