I’ll admit that I’ve been suffering from a bit of an Olympics hangover these past few days. post A comment posted by @stokaljona on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday may sum up the situation best: “I can’t believe I’m going to wake up tomorrow and the Olympics won’t be going on all day. This is unacceptable.”
I wish there was a great match every We are all looking forward to the Paris Paralympics, which begin on August 28th. And beyond that, Next Olympics. The 2028 Summer Olympics will be especially exciting because it will be held locally. The 2028 Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. Here’s what we currently know about what will happen when the Olympics return to the West Coast.
The date has been set, so mark your calendars now.
So, time to apply for vacation. The 2028 Olympics will be held from July 14th to 30th, and the Paralympics from August 15th to 27th.
The 2028 Olympics will be held in Los Angeles for the third time.
The Southern California city has hosted the Olympics twice before, in 1932 and 1984, the latter being the year the women’s marathon was included in the Olympic Games for the first time. thought The distance is too tough for women, both mentally and physically, and with American runner Joan Benoit Samuelson winning the gold medal, the location will be especially emotional for the U.S. women’s team as they try to replicate the feat for the first time.
There are some familiar names on the board.
In addition to those who are likely to lead such efforts, such as Sarah Hirshland, CEO of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, we are also looking at other prominent figures. LA 2028 Board of DirectorsThese include swimmer Katie Ledecky, Paralympic medalist Rex Gillette and actress Jessica Alba.
There will be two new sports at the Olympics and one new sport at the Paralympics, plus the return of four sports not seen this year.
For the first time ever, flag football and squash will be played at the Olympic level. Flag football is played on a 50-yard field (less than half the size of an NFL field) between teams of five.
Baseball and softball will also be making a comeback, both of which have been part of the Olympic Games, most recently in Tokyo, while cricket will return after last being featured at the 1900 Paris Olympics and lacrosse, which was part of the Olympics in 1904 and 1908. come back.
For the Paralympics, Los Angeles will add a new sport, paraclimbing, to the existing 22 sports, marking the first time the organizing committee has added a sport to the Paralympic sports program.
But at least one Olympic sport do not have come back.
Sorry, fans. The sport only just made its debut at the Paris Olympics. Not participating in the LA28 programAnd now boxing is in doubt because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not recognise the International Boxing Association as a legitimate governing body.
There is one big change to the schedule.
Typically, swimming events take place in the first week of the Olympics and track and field events (or athletics, as the Olympic term goes) take place in the second week, but in Los Angeles, the order is reversed, with runners competing before swimmers.
The event will take place at an existing venue.
While some host cities will be building a number of brand new sports arenas for the Olympic events, LA28 events will be held in existing stadiums, arenas and other facilities as part of an ongoing effort to make the Olympics greener – and obviously cheaper – to host the games.
