2028 Summer Olympics - Los Angeles

[LadyStanley]

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

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

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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%.

 

[LadyStanley]

I was wondering where the rowing events would be held. Ends up it'll be in Long Beach. However, that facility is only 1500m, not the standard 2000m.

They looked at another venue, but would require a satellite Olympic village.

LA2028 Confirms Olympic Rowing Will Be Only 1500m

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games officially announced that the 2028 rowing events will take place at Marine Stadium in Long Beach, CA. This course, the same one that was used in the 1932 Olympic Games, is only 1,500m long.

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[StreetHawk]

Would have figured with all of the colleges in California that they would hold them at USC, U of California and their various locations, even up to Stanford and Berkeley or down to SD if needed for softball.

A smaller location in terms of seats might be the better sacrifice than sending them to okc. Is that typically a big draw attendance wise?

All of the track events will be at the collesium, home of the Trojans. Guess any of staples, intuit, the old Forum and any of the smaller arenas like for the Ontario Reign, long beach, etc can be used for basketball, volley, wrestling, gymnastics etc.

Sofi I guess had nothing on the docket. Guess it will mirror what was done in Indy.

 

[joelef]

Would have figured with all of the colleges in California that they would hold them at USC, U of California and their various locations, even up to Stanford and Berkeley or down to SD if needed for softball.

A smaller location in terms of seats might be the better sacrifice than sending them to okc. Is that typically a big draw attendance wise?

All of the track events will be at the collesium, home of the Trojans. Guess any of staples, intuit, the old Forum and any of the smaller arenas like for the Ontario Reign, long beach, etc can be used for basketball, volley, wrestling, gymnastics etc.

Sofi I guess had nothing on the docket. Guess it will mirror what was done in Indy.

There expecting softball to be a big draw especially since okc gets big crowds for the wcws . The biggest thing is they don’t want to pay building a new facility or massively temporary upgrades

 

[Rob]

I see baseball is making an appearance again. I would like to see MLB shut down for two weeks to have a proper tournament but that is highly doubtful

 

[joelef]

I see baseball is making an appearance again. I would like to see MLB shut down for two weeks to have a proper tournament but that is highly doubtful

The players are pushing for it

 

[LadyStanley]

Sofi I guess had nothing on the docket. Guess it will mirror what was done in InIndy.

Buldings seem to be booked 2+ years in advance. So likely LAOC reserved Sofi for the needed set up and events (including Paralympics in August).

NFL preseason games likely elsewhere, but should be back on turf surface by season open.

 

[LadyStanley]

Will there be MLB players in the 2028 Summer Olympics?

Baseball could make its return to Olympic play in L.A., and stars such as Bryce Harper and Shohei Ohtani want in.

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Baseball may return in 2028 with MLB players participating

 

[LadyStanley]

Los Angeles Olympics make a preposterous promise: ‘No-car Games’ in 2028

Los Angeles' mayor claimed cars won't be part of the 2028 Olympics' transportation system. More than a few people are skeptical.

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LA mayor promises "no car" Olympics. All venues would require public transportation. (What public transportation?)

 

[LadyStanley]

Temecula Talk | 🇺🇲Pending the city of Los Angeles approval the Olympics could be coming to Temecula | Facebook

🇺🇲Pending the city of Los Angeles approval the Olympics could be coming to Temecula! 🇺🇲 EDIT we have already been selected

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Equestrian events in Temecula

 

[LadyStanley]

https://sports.yahoo.com/what-to-know-about-the-2028-summer-olympics-in-los-angeles-venues-sports-and-dates-034344083.html

Venue discussion. Gymnastics at Crypto, basketball at new Clippers arena.

 

[SirJW]

Los Angeles Olympics make a preposterous promise: ‘No-car Games’ in 2028

Los Angeles' mayor claimed cars won't be part of the 2028 Olympics' transportation system. More than a few people are skeptical.

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LA mayor promises "no car" Olympics. All venues would require public transportation. (What public transportation?)

It's just gonna be shuttle busses from distant locations.

 

[Voight]

Los Angeles Olympics make a preposterous promise: ‘No-car Games’ in 2028

Los Angeles' mayor claimed cars won't be part of the 2028 Olympics' transportation system. More than a few people are skeptical.

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LA mayor promises "no car" Olympics. All venues would require public transportation. (What public transportation?)

Only so much to say here with the political talk rules but holy crap what an ignorant and dumb statement. Good luck with that.

I guess she's having a high speed train built from LA to Oklahoma?

 

[LadyStanley]

The Vegas-LA high speed rail is planned to complete in time for Olympics.

 

[PCSPounder]

Los Angeles Olympics make a preposterous promise: ‘No-car Games’ in 2028

Los Angeles' mayor claimed cars won't be part of the 2028 Olympics' transportation system. More than a few people are skeptical.

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LA mayor promises "no car" Olympics. All venues would require public transportation. (What public transportation?)

Definite oversell. More important, I suspect she references LA proper and not, say, Pasadena.

Thing is, in four Olympics, the only places I actually drove to the event site without a shuttle or public transportation were the Rose Bowl, Sanford Stadium on the Georgia campus, and Maverik near Salt Lake City. The events at the Expo in LA required shuttle buses from several outlying locations. And yet… 1984 was the easiest ever (in my limited experience) getting around LA, including a midnight drive or two.

By the way, Salt Lake borrowed buses from all over. None of those buses apologized for being full the way Vancouver’s did.