15 July 2025 - With three years to go until the Opening Ceremony of the LA28 Olympic Games, the Organising Committee has offered a first look at the competition schedule. In parallel, a major legacy milestone was celebrated as the PlayLA youth sports programme surpassed one million enrolments, delivering long-term benefits to local communities well ahead of the Games.
To celebrate the milestone, LA28 Chief Executive Officer Reynold Hoover yesterday joined Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles’ Recreation and Parks in an event at the LA Memorial Coliseum, which brought together 700 children and young people taking part in the PlayLA programme for a day of free sports activities workshops and community engagement. Some of LA’s professional sports teams and local organisations, national sports federations, LA28 partners and a host of Olympians and Paralympians were also involved.
The IOC and LA28 have invested up to USD 160 million in PlayLA, a programme that provides access to quality, inclusive and affordable Olympic and Paralympic sports to children aged 3 to 17. Offerings span over 40 sports, including athletics, aquatics, boxing, flag football, judo, para surfing and adaptive swimming. With one million registrations, PlayLA is already serving as a lasting Olympic legacy by promoting healthy lifestyles, expanding access to sport, and inspiring future generations of athletes and citizens.
We couldn’t be more excited to mark this moment at exactly three years out from Los Angeles’ third Olympic Games in 2028. There is so much to celebrate today with one million programme enrolments in LA28’s pre-Games legacy through the PlayLA programme, plus the first look at the Olympic competition schedule that has been meticulously developed to ensure the world’s best athletes can compete in LA. We are energised by today’s milestones and remain focused on the work ahead as the Road to 2028 continues.
Reynold Hoover, LA28 Chief Executive Officer
“We are now three years away from the LA Memorial Coliseum hosting the opening of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and I’m proud that the first medal will be awarded at the iconic Venice Beach,” said Mayor Bass. “When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighbourhood as we host Games for all and work to ensure they leave a monumental legacy. We are already delivering that legacy as we announce there have been more than one million enrolments in PlayLA. I want to thank LA28 and the International Olympic Committee for making these programmes possible, and for their continued work to host the greatest Games yet.”
Competition schedule
The LA28 competition schedule, developed in close coordination with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) and the International Federations (IFs) of each sport, and with the approval of the IOC Executive Board, features 18 days of competition and 844 ticketed events, carefully planned to enhance the experience for athletes, fans and global audiences alike.
The LA28 Olympic Games will open on 14 July 2028, with an Opening Ceremony held across two iconic venues: the LA Memorial Coliseum, which hosted events at the two previous Games editions in Los Angeles, in 1932 and 1984, and the state-of-the-art 2028 Stadium in Inglewood. The Closing Ceremony will take place on 30 July at the Coliseum, honouring Los Angeles’ rich Olympic heritage while looking firmly to the future.
Among several innovations, LA28 will reverse the traditional order of swimming and athletics, with athletics taking place in the first week and swimming concluding the programme in the second week. This is to allow time for the 2028 Stadium to be converted into the largest swimming venue in Olympic history, with a planned capacity of 38,000 seats.
The first Olympic medals of the Games will be awarded in triathlon, set against the backdrop of Venice Beach. Day 15 will deliver the single most action-packed day of the Games, including 16 team sport medal matches and 19 individual sport finals. More details on the competition schedule are available here. A more detailed schedule with medal events and gender order will be released later this year.
In addition to being the third time Los Angeles hosts the Olympic Games, 2028 will be the city’s first time hosting the Paralympic Games.
