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L.A. is awarded 2028 Olympic Games

It’s official, Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympic games

Los Angeles’ roller coaster campaign to host the Olympics for a third time — an effort marked by early defeat and last-second negotiations — reached a conclusion Wednesday when the city was formally awarded the 2028 Summer Games.

Both cities had wanted to host the 2024 event, before LA agreed to wait an extra four years after the IOC made guarantees on funding.

Los Angeles' bid said it was about "what we have, not what we're going to build".

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which hosted athletics at the 1932 and 1984 Games, is to fulfil the same role in 2028.

Organisers plan to use Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy's StarHub Center for rugby and modern pentathlon events, while making use of Santa Monica beach for volleyball.

Two significant elements are yet to be constructed however - baseball ground Dedeaux Field will be converted into an open-air venue for swimming and diving.

And new MLS side Los Angeles Football Club are still building the 22,000-seater stadium that will host football matches.

The LA Coliseum in all her Olympics glory. Today, the famous venue was lit up in the colors of the LA 2028 Games. Already home to two Olympiads (1932, 1984), the famous stadium will be part of its third Olympiad in just under 11 years from now. 

L.A. is awarded 2028 Olympic Games