Three years and counting: LA28 schedule unveiled
Monday's announcement comes as the city marks three years to go until the opening ceremony and celebrates a major legacy milestone: more than one million enrolments in the PlayLA youth sports programme.
For the first time in 32 years, the Summer Olympics will return to the United States, with Los Angeles hosting for the third time after 1932 and 1984. The 2028 Games are set to feature 844 ticketed events designed to maximise both domestic and international viewership.
Organisers revealed that the opening ceremony will take place on July 14, split between the LA Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with the closing ceremony scheduled for July 30 at the Coliseum.
3 years until the Olympic Games light up LA! 🇺🇸✨Mark your calendars… all of them! ✅🗓️#Olympics | @LA28 pic.twitter.com/J23ih1O40g
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 14, 2025
In a notable 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.
The first Olympic champion of LA28 will be crowned at Venice Beach in the triathlon event, while the marathon will close out athletics on the final weekend. Day 15 is expected to be the busiest for medal events, with 16 team finals and 19 individual finals taking place.
"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."
LA Mayor Karen Bass added: "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."
Meanwhile, Hoover joined city officials at an event at the Coliseum to celebrate PlayLA surpassing one million programme enrolments.
The initiative, backed by up to $US160 million ($A244 million) in investment from LA28, the city's Recreation and Parks Department, and the IOC, provides affordable and inclusive sports programming for children aged 3-17 across more than 40 Olympic and adaptive sports.
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