2028 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles

[LadyStanley]

2028 Los Angeles Olympics: Swimming to move to SoFi Stadium, softball to take place in Oklahoma City

Olympic swimming will move back to the second week of competition to accommodate the change in venue to SoFi Stadium.

sports.yahoo.com

1183 miles between OKC and LA.

Well, they have tested out the technology for the football stadium conversion to swimming pool. (Diving won't happen there. Too shallow.)

Previous related BOS threads:

IOC approves flag football (5x5) for 2028 Olympics

https://sports.yahoo.com/ioc-approves-flag-football-for-2028-olympics-and-tyreek-hill-is-interested-sign-the-cheetah-up-030229460.html Hmmmmmm. One more venue to build?

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MLB may pause season to allow players to participate in 2028 Olympics

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-team-owners-increasingly-supportive-of-allowing-stars-to-participate-in-2028-la-olympics-per-report-024059541.html Owners "increasingly supportive" of pausing season to allow players to participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

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[No Fun Shogun]

That seems utterly insane. That's the equivalent distance-wise of the Paris games this year having a couple events in Bucharest.

 

[PCSPounder]

That seems utterly insane. That's the equivalent distance-wise of the Paris games this year having a couple events in Bucharest.

Soccer matches historically are played in distant locales from the Games site… there were two East Coast sites during the 1984 Los Angeles games. So it’s not unheard of.

Given the venue already exists, while not ideal for people who want shorter travel, it makes some sense in this case.

 

[joelef]

That seems utterly insane. That's the equivalent distance-wise of the Paris games this year having a couple events in Bucharest.

It’s better then building a new facility that will never be used .

 

[joelef]

That seems utterly insane. That's the equivalent distance-wise of the Paris games this year having a couple events in Bucharest.

Tahiti is. Hosting the surfing competitions in this years Olympics

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[rojac]

Tahiti is. Hosting the surfing competitions in this years Olympics

For the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the equestrian events were held 6 months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.

 

[joelef]

It’s funny people complain about the cost l amd they come up with a solution that cuts down on cost and people still complain

 

[PCSPounder]

It’s funny people complain about the cost l amd they come up with a solution that cuts down on cost and people still complain

Percentage of those who aren’t self-aware… probably 20%.

Percentage of those who simply want the Olympics buried in an old missile silo with the missile set to detonate… 75%.