Tag: 2028 Olympic Summer Games

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LA28 Program Draws Reactions from International Federations

The 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles will be the third largest in history with 11,198 athletes — even though the International Olympic Committee’s mandate is for no more than 10,500 athletes. That’s because the 698 athletes that will be participating in baseball, softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse sixes and squash will not count […]

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IOC President Thomas Bach holds an Executive Board Meeting at Olympic House in Lausanne alongside incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry. Photo by IOC/Greg Martin

LA28 Event Program Approved; Female Athletes to be in Majority

Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after the soccer competition was flipped to have 16 women’s teams and 12 men’s teams. For the first time in history, all team sports will have at least the same number of women’s […]

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The FIFA World Cup Trophy on display before a press conference at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Bill Reintroduced to Support Public Transportation Funding for FIFA World Cup, 2028 Olympics

As the U.S. Travel Association continued to push for upgrades throughout the national travel system, two U.S. Senators introduced a bill to provide transportation support funding for host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. The bill was introduced Friday by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran […]

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Santa Monica Will Not Host 2028 Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament

The city of Santa Monica announced Tuesday that it will not host beach volleyball during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles and that LA28 had ended formal talks to host the event at Santa Monica State Beach following nearly two years of negotiations. “Despite good-faith efforts to reach a deal that […]

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Canoe Slalom will be held at the Riversport OKC facility in Oklahoma City during the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Rendering via LA28

L.A. City Council Approves Updated LA28 Venue Plan

Flag football and lacrosse will be played at BMO Stadium near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the relocation of canoe slalom and softball to Oklahoma City was approved by the Los Angeles City Council as LA28 announced additional venue assignments on Friday afternoon. LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover and Chief Operating Officer John Harper were […]

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USA Swimming Interim CEO Shana Ferguson Leaving to Join LA28

USA Swimming interim chief executive officer Shana Ferguson is leaving the organization to become the chief of sport and games delivery at the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games and will be succeeded by Bob Vincent, former chair of the USA Swimming Board of Directors, on April 1. The chief executive officer’s role has been […]

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LA28 Partners with Infrastructure Company AECOM

The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games and Team USA have announced AECOM as the Official Venue Infrastructure Partner for the entities. AECOM will support the delivery of the venue infrastructure program for the Games that will feature over 15,000 Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Working closely with LA28 and key stakeholders, AECOM will help deliver […]

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USA Triathlon Announces Elevate 2028: Focus Forward

USA Triathlon has announced a strategic plan that will shape the future of the national governing body ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The ‘Elevate 2028: Focus Forward ‘ campaign will focus on new priorities and initiatives to bring greater participation to the sport. The LA28 Games will be the […]

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Pennymac Named Team USA and LA28’s Official Mortgage Supporter in Landmark Deal

PennyMac Financial Services has been named the exclusive Official Mortgage Supporter of the 2026 and 2028 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams and a supporter of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a first-of-its-kind partnership with a mortgage lender. Headquartered near Los Angeles, Pennymac will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2028 as the Official Mortgage Supporter […]

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