2028 Olympics tap Port of Los Angeles, Long Beach for sailing
LA28, host committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, finalized the sailing venue plan, which will include sailing, windsurfing and kite events at both the Port of Los Angeles and Belmont Shore in Long Beach.
Both venues were chosen by LA28 due to favorable racing conditions and optimal viewing conditions for spectators with coastal backdrops.
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The decision is historic for the Port of Los Angeles, which hosted the 1932 Olympic sailing events in its Outer Harbor nearly a decade ago. Long Beach hosted sailing during the 1984 Games.
The Port of Los Angeles will host six boat events: men's and women's dinghy; men's and women's skiff; mixed dinghy; and mixed multihull. Belmont Shore in Long Beach will host men's and women's windsurfing and men's and women's kite.
The events will be staged consecutively to optimize viewership and media coverage. The athletes in Long Beach will compete first, followed by the boat racing portion of the competition at the Port of Los Angeles. The venues are approximately 10 miles from each other.
'After close coordination with the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with collaboration from World Sailing, we are excited about the opportunity to utilize two of the best locations along the Pacific coastline for Sailing competitions in 2028,' said LA28 Chief Executive Officer Reynold Hoover in a statement.
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