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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
LA 2028 Olympic, Paralympic Opening, Closing Ceremonies confirmed at Coliseum, SoFi Stadium
LA 2028 confirmed that the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium will co-host its Olympic Opening Ceremony in an unprecedented event on July 14, 2028. The Coliseum will also host the Closing Ceremonies for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. Advertisement SoFi will host the Paralympic Opening Ceremony on Aug. 15, 2028. Opening Ceremonies have traditionally been held at one venue — the stadium that later hosts track and field competition. The Coliseum hosted the Opening Ceremony the two times that LA previously hosted the Olympics in 1932 and 1984. The 2024 Paris Games changed it up by having its ceremony along the Seine River with the Parade of Nations taking place on boats. The Coliseum will host LA 2028 track and field competition, as it did in 1932 and 1984. SoFi, the home of the NFL's Rams and Chargers, will become the first NFL stadium to host Olympic swimming. Advertisement Track and field competition will be in the first week of the Games and swimming in the second week, a reversal of recent Olympics. Rose Bowl Stadium Rose Bowl set to host 2028 Los Angeles Olympic soccer matches The Rose Bowl will host competition for a third Olympics.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LA to make Olympic history with two-venue opening ceremony in 2028
Los Angeles will make Olympic history in 2028 by staging the opening ceremony of the Summer Games across two venues: the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. LA28 organizers confirmed the unprecedented dual-venue format on Thursday, making Los Angeles the first city to open an Olympics at two stadiums simultaneously. The 14 July ceremony will also mark a milestone for the Coliseum, which organizers say will become the first venue to host Olympic events at three separate Games, following 1932 and 1984. SoFi Stadium, the $5bn home of the NFL's Rams and Chargers which opened in 2020, will make its Olympic debut. Related: Simone Biles unsure of competing at 2028 LA Olympics: 'My body is aging' The Olympic closing ceremony will be held on 30 July at the Coliseum, the longtime home of the University of Southern California football team. The Paralympic Games will open at SoFi Stadium on 15 August and close at the Coliseum on 27 August, the final event of LA's first time hosting the Paralympics. 'The venues selected for the 2028 opening and closing ceremonies will highlight Los Angeles's rich sporting history and cutting-edge future, showcasing the very best that LA has to offer on the world stage,' LA28 chair Casey Wasserman said in a statement. 'These two extraordinary venues will create an unforgettable experience, welcoming fans from across the globe to an Olympic and Paralympic Games like never before and concluding what will go down as one of the most incredible Games in history.' City officials praised the announcement. 'The Coliseum has long stood as a beacon of sports history,' Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said. 'To welcome the world to it once again is a tribute to our city's lasting place on the global sporting stage.' Stan Kroenke, the sports team owner whose portfolio includes Arsenal and the Los Angeles Rams, said the SoFi Stadium was built to host events of this magnitude. 'The LA28 Games fulfill that dream in the most powerful way possible,' he said. The LA28 programme includes 351 medal events – 22 more than Paris 2024 – and several additions, including flag football, cricket and squash. New mixed-gender events in gymnastics, athletics and table tennis are also on the slate. Last month LA28 unveiled additional venue plans for the Games, including Dodger Stadium for baseball, Trestles Beach in San Clemente for surfing, beach volleyball in Long Beach and squash on the Universal Studios lot as it makes its Olympic debut. While Paris 2024 drew praise for its opening ceremony along the River Seine, LA28 is expected to embrace Hollywood-style storytelling and local culture across its ceremonies. Full details are still under development, although an open call from LA28 in Feburary inviting live production companies to express interest in producing the ceremonies indicates that the selection process for the creative leadership is underway. 'We're not just hosting another Olympics. We're making history, again,' said Carol Folt, president of the University of Southern California, which oversees the Coliseum. The Games will run from 14 to 30 July, followed by the Paralympics from 15 to 27 August. The full list of medal events can be seen here.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
LA to make Olympic history with two-venue opening ceremony in 2028
An LA 2028 sign is seen in front of the Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. An LA 2028 sign is seen in front of the Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Photograph: Richard Vogel/AP Los Angeles will make Olympic history in 2028 by staging the opening ceremony of the Summer Games across two venues: the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. LA28 organizers confirmed the unprecedented dual-venue format on Thursday, making Los Angeles the first city to open an Olympics at two stadiums simultaneously. The 14 July ceremony will also mark a milestone for the Coliseum, which organizers say will become the first venue to host Olympic events at three separate Games, following 1932 and 1984. SoFi Stadium, the $5bn home of the NFL's Rams and Chargers which opened in 2020, will make its Olympic debut. Advertisement Related: Simone Biles unsure of competing at 2028 LA Olympics: 'My body is aging' The Olympic closing ceremony will be held on 30 July at the Coliseum, the longtime home of the University of Southern California football team. The Paralympic Games will open at SoFi Stadium on 15 August and close at the Coliseum on 27 August, the final event of LA's first time hosting the Paralympics. 'The venues selected for the 2028 opening and closing ceremonies will highlight Los Angeles's rich sporting history and cutting-edge future, showcasing the very best that LA has to offer on the world stage,' LA28 chair Casey Wasserman said in a statement. 'These two extraordinary venues will create an unforgettable experience, welcoming fans from across the globe to an Olympic and Paralympic Games like never before and concluding what will go down as one of the most incredible Games in history.' City officials praised the announcement. 'The Coliseum has long stood as a beacon of sports history,' Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said. 'To welcome the world to it once again is a tribute to our city's lasting place on the global sporting stage.' Advertisement Stan Kroenke, the sports team owner whose portfolio includes Arsenal and the Los Angeles Rams, said the SoFi Stadium was built to host events of this magnitude. 'The LA28 Games fulfill that dream in the most powerful way possible,' he said. The LA28 programme includes 351 medal events – 22 more than Paris 2024 – and several additions, including flag football, cricket and squash. New mixed-gender events in gymnastics, athletics and table tennis are also on the slate. Last month LA28 unveiled additional venue plans for the Games, including Dodger Stadium for baseball, Trestles Beach in San Clemente for surfing, beach volleyball in Long Beach and squash on the Universal Studios lot as it makes its Olympic debut. While Paris 2024 drew praise for its opening ceremony along the River Seine, LA28 is expected to embrace Hollywood-style storytelling and local culture across its ceremonies. Full details are still under development, although an open call from LA28 in Feburary inviting live production companies to express interest in producing the ceremonies indicates that the selection process for the creative leadership is underway. Advertisement 'We're not just hosting another Olympics. We're making history, again,' said Carol Folt, president of the University of Southern California, which oversees the Coliseum. The Games will run from 14 to 30 July, followed by the Paralympics from 15 to 27 August. The full list of medal events can be seen here.
NBC Sports
08-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
LA 2028 Olympic, Paralympic Opening, Closing Ceremonies confirmed at Coliseum, SoFi Stadium
LA 2028 confirmed that the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium will co-host its Olympic Opening Ceremony in an unprecedented event on July 14, 2028. The Coliseum will also host the Closing Ceremonies for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. SoFi will host the Paralympic Opening Ceremony on Aug. 15, 2028. Opening Ceremonies have traditionally been held at one venue — the stadium that later hosts track and field competition. The Coliseum hosted the Opening Ceremony the two times that LA previously hosted the Olympics in 1932 and 1984. The 2024 Paris Games changed it up by having its ceremony along the Seine River with the Parade of Nations taking place on boats. The Coliseum will host LA 2028 track and field competition, as it did in 1932 and 1984. SoFi, the home of the NFL's Rams and Chargers, will become the first NFL stadium to host Olympic swimming. Track and field competition will be in the first week of the Games and swimming in the second week, a reversal of recent Olympics. Nick Zaccardi,
Los Angeles Times
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Coliseum officially set to make history co-hosting 2028 Olympic opening ceremony
During the near decade since L.A. was awarded the 2028 Olympics, new venues have arrived, proposed venues have fallen through and sports have shuffled, but the centerpiece of the ever-evolving plan has always been clear. The Coliseum. The iconic stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, LA28 announced Thursday, officially locking in the organizing committee's proposal. While the Coliseum will become the first venue to host three Olympic events, the 2028 Games will also showcase one of the region's newest cornerstones by using SoFi Stadium as a second venue for the Olympic opening ceremony and to host the opening ceremony for the Paralympic Games. The dual-venue opening ceremony is a first for the Olympic Games, following another unprecedented format in Paris where athletes paraded down the Seine in boats. 'The venues selected for the 2028 opening and closing ceremonies will highlight Los Angeles's rich sporting history and cutting-edge future, showcasing the very best that L.A. has to offer on the world stage,' LA28 president Casey Wasserman said in a statement. 'These two extraordinary venues will create an unforgettable experience, welcoming fans from across the globe to an Olympic and Paralympic Games like never before.' The Olympics will open on July 14, 2028 and close on July 30, while the Paralympics — the first to be hosted in L.A. — run from Aug. 15-27. SoFi Stadium was one year into construction when L.A. was awarded the Games in 2017. The home of the Rams and Chargers will also host the Olympic swimming competition that was shifted to the second week of the Games while track and field at the Coliseum will take place during the first week.
