LOS ANGELES (Kashmir English): Organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic games have released the first look at the Olympic competition schedule, underlining a historic reshuffling of major events and the most ambitious sports lineup in Games history.
The announcement comes as Los Angeles marks three years to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Games. The organisers hope to celebrate a major legacy milestone at the opening: more than one million enrolments in the PlayLA youth sports programme.
Los Angeles hosting Olympics for the third time
The Summer Olympics will mark the return of the Games to the United States for the first time in nearly three decades, with Los Angeles hosting for the third time after 1932 and 1984.
The upcoming Games are set to feature 844 ticketed events designed to enhance both domestic and international viewership.
According to the Organisers, the Opening Ceremony will take place on July 14, 2028, at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), split between the LA Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The Closing Ceremony is scheduled for July 30 at the Coliseum.
In a significant departure from tradition, the LA28 schedule swaps the usual order of athletics and swimming competitions.
Track and field events will open the Games in the first week, with swimming moving to the second week, culminating in its finale on the penultimate day at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
Venice Beach will see the first Olympic champion of LA28 crowned in the triathlon event, while the marathon will close out athletics on the final weekend.
Day 15 of the Games is expected to be the busiest for medal awards, with 16 team sport finals and 19 individual sport finals taking place in the day.
“The Olympic competition schedule has been meticulously developed to ensure the world’s best athletes can compete in LA,” LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover said in a statement. “We are energised by today’s milestones and remain focused on the work ahead as the Road to 2028 continues.”
In the meantime, organisers will continue to refine the schedule, with a more detailed breakdown to be released later this year.
“When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighbourhood as we host a Games for all and work to ensure it leaves a monumental legacy,” LA Mayor Karen Bass said.
