Venue Allocations for Olympic Games LA28Venue Allocations for Olympic Games LA28 The LA28 organizing committee has unveiled the latest venue allocations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These allocations aim to leverage existing infrastructure and minimize temporary construction, aligning with Olympic Agenda 2020 recommendations. Los Angeles: A Hub for Olympic Sports Los Angeles will host 10 Olympic sports, including diving, track and field, gymnastics, badminton, fencing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, wrestling, and weightlifting. The University of Southern California (USC) Sports Center, the Convention Center, the Los Angeles Theater, and Riviera Country Club will serve as venues for these events. Carson: World-Class Sports Complex The sports complex in Carson will host track cycling, field hockey, rugby sevens, and tennis. The velodrome, tennis center, and stadium provide state-of-the-art facilities for these competitions. Long Beach: Diverse Aquatics Venues Long Beach will host several aquatic events, including rowing and canoe sprint at Marine Stadium, sailing off Belmont Shore, marathon swimming and triathlon at Alamitos Beach, and water polo, artistic swimming, and handball at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. Finalizing the Master Plan These venue allocations have been approved by the IOC Executive Board and follow the finalization of Games Agreements with Carson and Long Beach. LA28 will continue to announce additional venues in Los Angeles and other locations, including for new sports added since the initial candidacy plan. Dates and Information The Olympic Games LA28 will be held from July 14-30, 2028, followed by the Paralympic Games from August 15-27. For more information, visit la28.org.
This latest announcement is part of LA28’s ongoing process to finalize its master plan and follows the venue updates unveiled in June. In line with Olympic Agenda 2020 recommendations, it represents a continued commitment by organizers to leverage existing infrastructure to reduce the need for temporary construction. “The 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games will reflect all that the Los Angeles area has to offer, and with these venue allocations we are very proud to bring the Games to so many of our vibrant and diverse communities,” said Janet Evans, LA28’s Chief Athlete Officer. “The city of Los Angeles will host more Olympic sports than anywhere else, and Carson and Long Beach, which have hosted competitions in previous Games, will host more competitions than ever before. The venues in these cities are world-class and provide ideal conditions for athletes and fans, and we look forward to welcoming them back in 2028.”
Olympic sports in the heart of LA
The announcement brings the number of sports taking place in Los Angeles to 10, with diving, track and field and gymnastics being part of the previous announcement in June. Among the newest venue additions is badminton, which will be played at the University of Southern California (USC) Sports Center, a top-of-the-line indoor arena that is home to USC’s basketball and volleyball teams.
The Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, which served as the Main Press Centre during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, will host five Olympic sports in 2028: fencing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling. Weightlifting will be held at the nearby Los Angeles Theater, also in downtown.
On the other side of town, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, you can play golf at Riviera Country Club. This course is considered one of the best in the country and has hosted several major championships in the past.
World-Class Locations in Carson
In the city of Carson, the world-class sports complex that is home to the LA Galaxy soccer team will host track cycling, field hockey, rugby sevens and tennis. The velodrome, which has been renovated since track cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, is an official U.S. Olympic training venue. The tennis venue is home to the U.S. Tennis Association’s High-Performance Training Center, while rugby sevens is held in the same stadium that regularly hosts the World Rugby Sevens Series. The fields adjacent to the stadium are currently used as a training facility for the LA Galaxy and will be converted into a temporary world-class hockey venue featuring the latest in artificial turf technology.
Long Beach welcomes a diverse mix of sports
There will be a number of aquatics venues in the city of Long Beach, which has a rich Olympic history and hosted archery, fencing, sailing and volleyball in 1984. The relocation of the rowing and canoe sprint events to Marine Stadium — the site of Los Angeles rowing in 1932 — will see athletes compete in the heart of Long Beach.
Sailing will take place in the waters off Belmont Shore; the marathon swimming and triathlon races will take place on the waterfront along Alamitos Beach; and water polo will take place in a temporary swimming venue at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, in addition to artistic swimming, as previously announced. Handball will take place in the sports arena that is part of the same complex.
Developing the master plan for the location
This latest announcement includes venues that are unchanged from the original 2017 candidacy plan, along with new venues. The venue allocations have been reviewed in consultation with each International Federation and approved by the IOC Executive Board, and follow the finalization of Games Agreements with the venue cities of Carson and Long Beach.
In the coming months, LA28 will announce additional locations in the city of Los Angeles and elsewhere, including for new sports added since LA28’s original 2017 candidacy plan.
The Olympic Games LA28 will take place from 14 to 30 July 2028, followed by the Paralympic Games, which will take place from 15 to 27 August.
For more information about the Olympic and Paralympic Games LA28, visitla28.org.
