Venues of the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics

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The 2028 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 14–30, 2028. The Games will be hosted in and around Greater Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. The city's bid relied on a majority of existing venues; other venues that had already been under construction or were planned regardless of the Games. The majority of venues are divided into clusters known as "sports parks", situated in Downtown Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Carson (at California State University, Dominguez Hills), and Long Beach. No new permanent venues are being built specifically for the Games. The Olympic Village will be situated on the UCLA campus, while USC will host members of the media.^[1][2][3][4]

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl will host athletics and football (soccer), respectively.^[5] Both will become the first stadiums to have ever hosted three different Olympiads.^[6][7] BMO Stadium, which opened in 2018 as the home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC, will host soccer and several events in athletics. SoFi Stadium, which opened in 2020 as the home of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, will host swimming, becoming the largest swimming venue in Olympic history.^[5] Riviera Country Club will host golf.^[8] The Games rely on a majority of existing venues; venues that had already been under construction or were planned regardless of the Games, and located in and around the Greater Los Angeles area, divided into four clusters known as "sports parks".^[9][10] SoFi Stadium is expected to serve as the ceremonies venue, although the Los Angeles Organizing Committee has also proposed the incorporation of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum into the ceremonies' protocol in a dual-venue format.^[10][11][12] The University of California, Los Angeles will house the Olympic Village, while USC will house the Olympic Media Village.^[13] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will host the events for softball and canoe slalom.^[14]

In January 2017, it was reported that the bid committee had proposed holding the opening and closing ceremonies at both SoFi Stadium and the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, in an acknowledgement of its role in the 1932 and 1984 Olympics. The plans called the final leg of the torch relay to be ceremonially launched from the Coliseum, a simulcast of the opening ceremony proper at SoFi Stadium for those in attendance, and the ceremonial re-lighting of the historic Olympic cauldron at the stadium once the cauldron is lit in Inglewood. The closing ceremony would be held in reverse, with opening segments at SoFi Stadium, and the official protocol held at the Coliseum. The proposal is unprecedented and would mark the first time two major venues are featured in the opening and closing ceremonies. The final plan is pending per IOC approval.^[15]

Venues and infrastructure

As of March 2024, venues for the recently approved sports of baseball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash have not been decided yet. The venues listed in this article reflect venue changes which were confirmed in June 2024.^[16][17]

Convention Ctr./Crypto.com Arena

Downtown Sports Park

Valley Sports Park

South Bay Sports Park

Long Beach Sports Park

Santa Monica Beach

Venice Beach

Riviera Country Club

UCLA

SoFi Stadium

Rose Bowl

Bonelli Park

Dodger Stadium

Anaheim Sports Area

Universal City

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Location of the facilities in the Los Angeles area

Downtown Sports Park

Various venues in Downtown Los Angeles.

Valley Sports Park

The Valley Sports Park will host events at temporary venues in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Center in the San Fernando Valley.

South Bay Sports Park

The South Bay Sports Park will be located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California.

Long Beach Sports Park

The Long Beach Sports Park will host events along the Long Beach waterfront.

Westside

Various venues in the Westside of Los Angeles.

Southern California venues

Various venues in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Outlying venues

On June 21, 2024, the LAOCOG announced that existing venues in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma would host the canoe slalom and softball events, opting not to build temporary venues for the events in Los Angeles to keep the budget in check.^[14]

Football (soccer) venues

According to the bid book for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, soccer venues are to be situated within the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, and other nearby cities of California. The Organizing Committee's responsibility is to choose another six venues to host the tournament. According to its website, eight venues are under consideration, all within California.^[20]

Confirmed Venues

Los Angeles County

• Rose Bowl, Pasadena (92,542 capacity) – 6 group matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals

Potential venue in the city of Los Angeles

• BMO Stadium, Exposition Park (22,000) – 10 group matches

Potential venues in the San Francisco Bay Area

• Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara (68,500) – 8 group matches, quarter-finals, women's semifinal, men's 3rd place
• Stanford Stadium, Stanford (50,000) – 8 group matches, quarter-finals, men's semifinal, women's 3rd place
• California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley (63,000) – 8 group matches (if the field is suitable for FIFA)
• PayPal Park, San Jose (20,000) – 8 group matches (if temporary or permanent expansion is possible)

Potential venues in San Diego County

• Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego (35,000) – 10 group matches, quarterfinals

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