LA Coliseum, Sofi Stadium set for historic dual-venue Olympics opening ceremony
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It's official! The opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games will be hosted at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, LA28 announced on May 8.
The real catch is that for the first time in modern Olympics history, the opening ceremonies will be held at two venues at the same time.
While this is a historic occasion for the city of Los Angeles and the Olympics as a whole, the closing ceremonies will not be given the same luxury, though. Instead, the LA Coliseum will be the sole host for the finale.
This marks the third time that LA Coliseum has hosted the summer games (1932, 1984) and the first time for SoFi Stadium, which opened in 2020.
'For over a century, the Coliseum has been a landmark host to some of the most iconic moments in all of sports history,' said L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. 'That story continues in 2028 as our City and our region welcomes the world for what will be the greatest Olympic and Paralympic Games.'
Well, 2028 of course. The opening ceremony is set for July 14, 2028 with the closing ceremony happening two weeks later on July 30. The paralympics, meanwhile, will start on Aug. 15, 2028 and close August 27.
The United States dominated the 1932 Olympics winning 110 medals in total, the most of the games. In fact, the United States had more gold medals (44) than any other country had total medals. Italy had the second-most medals with 36. They had exactly 12 gold, 12 silver, and 12 bronze.
At the 1984 Olympics, it was more of the same. The United States won 83 gold medals and 174 total medals. Romania finished second with just 20 gold medals, while West Germany tallied the second-most total medals with 59. The United States' 83 gold medals in those games is an all-time record.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Opening ceremony for LA 2028 Olympic Games to be held at two stadiums
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