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What to expect at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
The Paris 2024 Olympics has been under major scrutiny by the public–but mostly by the LA28 Olympic Committee. Los Angeles, the next host of the summer Olympic Games, is set on providing the safest and the greatest experience for the athletes–and has been taking notes on what has and hasn’t worked in Paris.
An LA28 sculpture has already taken residence on Long Beach, Calif., where Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Billie Eilish all performed for the closing ceremonies, celebrating the handover of the Olympic flag that was promptly flown in from Paris.
Transportation
The city of Los Angeles plans to host a no-car, no-build Games. Athletes and tourists will have to rely on public transportation to get between competition venues and the Athletes’ Village. The city will borrow 3,000 buses from around the country, in addition to encouraging businesses to stagger work hours and allow working from home to reduce traffic on the roads.
Venues
Athletes will be housed in the dorms on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, rather than having the city build an Olympic Village. The city has infrastructure in place from the previous Olympic Games hosted in 1932 and 1984; no new permanent venues will be needed.
Without having to deal with contaminated bodies of water such as the River Seine, the open-water swimming events should run smoothly; they are to take place at the Long Beach waterfront.
New sports
Five sports will be added to the Olympic program in L.A.; lacrosse, cricket, squash, flag football and baseball/softball are all representative of American culture and will make an exciting new part of the Games. Breaking has been dropped from the Olympic program after making its debut in Paris (a decision that was made before the Games even took place). It did end up getting a lot of attention, but for the wrong reasons:
The L.A. 2028 Games begin on July 14, 2028–we still have 1,432 days to go, but the countdown has already begun.
(08/18/2024) Views: 337 ⚡AMPby Running magazine
