US EditionLA Olympics Sets Day 1 Women's 100M and 26-Final 'Super Saturday'
- On July 14, 2028 LA28 released the detailed competition schedule, confirming the Opening Ceremony on July 14 and the first medal event on July 15.
- Because SoFi Stadium must host both the opening ceremony and swimming, swimming was moved to week two to allow venue conversion, and track and field will lead off for the first time since the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
- On July 15, 2028 the women's 100 final will headline Day 1, with all three rounds run the same day and Day 1 competition featuring eight women's finals at LA Memorial Coliseum.
- Organizers said they consulted athletes and federations, with many competitors asking to 'let me know early' to adjust training, and Janet Evans noted athletes discussed running three 100 meters in one day.
- Looking at scale, LA28 says the Games will feature nearly 11,200 athletes across 51 sports, making it the largest Olympics in history with 14 million tickets available.
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San Gabriel Valley TribuneLA 2028 Olympics schedule dashes Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s double-gold dreams
LA28 released the competition schedule for the 2028 Olympic Games that will likely draw worldwide criticism for failing to maximize the exposure and competitive opportunities for arguably the Games’ biggest star. The Games’ track and field schedule makes it all but impossible for American sprinter/hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the two-time Olympic 400-meter hurdles champion and reigning world champion in the 400 meters, to attempt an unprec…
2028 Los Angeles Olympics competition schedule announced, including a ‘Super Saturday’
The majority of the competition schedule for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was announced Wednesday by its organizing committee, LA28. The 2028 Games will be the largest in history with 51 sports. The opening ceremony is scheduled for July 14, 2028, with the closing ceremony set for Day 16, July 30, 2028. The first medal event will be the triathlon, which will be held in Venice on Day 1, July 15. However, as is custom, several team sports will be…
There will be 26 finals on the penultimate day of the Los Angeles Games in 2028, which the organization presents as a "super Saturday".
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