2028 Summer Olympics: Difference between revisions

| stadium = [[SoFi Stadium]] (Openingopening Ceremonyceremony and swimming competitions)<br/>[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] (Closingclosing Ceremonyceremony and Athleticsathletics competitions)

The origins came when Los Angeles previously bid for the Olympics, such as for [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]], which they lost to [[Helsinki]]. They bid again for [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]], however, which was given to [[Melbourne]]. The city had also bid for [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]], but lost to [[Montreal]], and also for [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980]], which was also lost to [[Moscow]]. Finally, the city was chosen to host the 1984 games. After [[Atlanta]] hosted the 1996 games, LAUSA had a bid for the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 games]] with [[New York City]], but lost to [[London]]. Later on, [[Chicago]] had a bid to host the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 games]], but was awarded to [[Rio de Janeiro]].

The [[Twenty-eight by '28]] initiative is an effort by then-[[Mayor of Los Angeles|Mayor]] [[Eric Garcetti]] that the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (LA Metro) complete 28 transit infrastructure projects before the start of the Games.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharp |first1=Steven |title=Here are the 28 Projects that Metro Could Complete Before the 2028 Olympics |url=https://urbanize.la/post/here-are-28-projects-metro-could-complete-2028-olympics |access-date=July 2, 2018 |agency=Urbanize |date=November 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629194439/https://urbanize.la/post/here-are-28-projects-metro-could-complete-2028-olympics |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Most of these projects and initiatives were already in the planning stages during the bid, but will receive accelerated priority, while several minor new projects were programmed with the initiative. In August 2024, Mayor [[Karen Bass]] announced that LA plans the Olympics to be car-free, also termed '[public] transit-first' by organisers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cowan |first1=Jill |last2=Karlamangla |first2=Soumya |title=Los Angeles Has Promised a 'Car-Free' Olympics in 2028. Can It Do It? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/los-angeles-olympics-traffic-transport.html |worknewspaper=[[The New York Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles]] |date=August 10, 2024}}</ref> Promoting public transit as an alternative to driving is intended to reduce congestion and travel times. In addition to physical and organisational improvement of the city's own public transit infrastructure, Bass also suggested strategies such as encouraging remote work.<ref name="LAtimesCarFree">{{cite news |last1=Wharton |first1=David |title=L.A. Mayor Karen Bass outlines vision for (almost) 'car-free' Olympics |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2024-08-10/la28-transportation-plans-olympics |worknewspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles]] |date=August 10, 2024}}</ref>

The [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|K Line]] opened to revenue service on October 7, 2022, after multiple delays from a planned opening in 2019.<ref>{{cite newspress release|date=September 22, 2022|title=The K Line opens Friday, October 7!|url=https://thesource.metro.net/2022/09/22/the-k-line-opens-friday-october-7/|author=Steve Hymon,|publisher=[[Los SteveAngeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|newspaperlocation=The[[Los SourceAngeles]]|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323155807/https://thesource.metro.net/2022/09/22/the-k-line-opens-friday-october-7/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |date=October 5, 2022 |title=LA Metro's K Line — The Long Awaited Crenshaw/LAX Extension — Is Opening. Here's What Riders Can Expect |url=https://laist.com/news/transportation/la-metro-crenshaw-lax-rail-line-opening-what-to-expect |access-date=October 8, 2022 |websitelast=Fonseca|first=Ryan|work=LAist|publisher=[[Southern California Public Radio]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|language=en}}</ref> It links the [[Crenshaw, Los Angeles|Crenshaw District]], [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] and [[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]]. The K Line will also connect to a [[LAX Automated People Mover|people mover]] being constructed since early 2018 to link [[Los Angeles International Airport]] with the [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]], with opening anticipated in January 2026.<ref>{{cite webnews|title=Renderings Galore for the LAX Automated People Mover|url=https://urbanize.la/post/renderings-galore-lax-automated-people-mover|publisherwork=Urbanize.la LA|last=Sharp|first=Steven|location=Los Angeles|access-date=February 25, 2018|date=February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223043418/http://urbanize.la/post/renderings-galore-lax-automated-people-mover|archive-date=February 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/03/21/agenda-for-march-22-meeting-of-metro-board-of-directors/|title=Agenda for March 22 meeting of Metro Board of Directors|date=March 21, 2018|website=metro.net|access-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030727/https://thesource.metro.net/2018/03/21/agenda-for-march-22-meeting-of-metro-board-of-directors/|archive-date=March 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |date=July 18, 2024 |title=LAX Automated People Mover to open January 2026 |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/lax-automated-people-mover-to-open-january-2026/ |access-date=July 25, 2024 |websitelast=Kiszla|first=Cameron|work=[[KTLA]]|publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group]]|location=[[Los Angeles]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719023832/https://ktla.com/news/local-news/lax-automated-people-mover-to-open-january-2026/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Inglewood Transit Connector]] is another people mover planned to provide transportation between the K line and the Olympic venues in Inglewood.<ref>{{Cite webnews |last=Sharp |first=Steven |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Inglewood City Council approves $1.4B people mover |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/inglewood-city-council-approves-14b-people-mover |access-date=October 8, 2022 |websitework=Urbanize LA|location=Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref>

While various infrastructure improvements were planned regardless of the outcome of the Los Angeles Olympic bid, the [[D Line Extension|extension]] of the [[D Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro D Line]] will be expedited to serve the Olympics. Three phases were created to extend the line. The first phase will extend the D Line from the [[Wilshire/Western station]] to the new [[Wilshire/La Cienega station]]. This phase will be completed by 2025. The second phase will extend the D Line to [[Century City]] by 2026, while the third and final phase will extend the line to the [[West Los Angeles VA Medical Center]] in [[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]] with a completion date set for 2027. The third phase will also include a station adjoining the [[UCLA]] campus, connecting Olympic Village and [[Pauley Pavilion]] with venues in downtown Los Angeles.<ref name="thesource_2018-02-23">{{cite webpress release|url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/02/23/groundbreaking-held-for-purple-line-extensions-2nd-phase-to-downtown-beverly-hills-and-century-city/|title=Purple Line phase 2 groundbreaking!|date=February 23, 2018|websitepublisher=metro.net[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224053018/https://thesource.metro.net/2018/02/23/groundbreaking-held-for-purple-line-extensions-2nd-phase-to-downtown-beverly-hills-and-century-city/|archive-date=February 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metro-rail-olympics-20150909-story.html|title=Eyeing L.A.'s Olympic bid, Metro seeks to accelerate two rail projects|date=September 9, 2015|first1=Laura J.|last1=Nelson|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=September 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912153958/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metro-rail-olympics-20150909-story.html|archive-date=September 12, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction began in 2014 and remains on schedule.<ref name="thesource_2018-02-23"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metro.net/projects/westside/ |title=Purple Line Extension |workpublisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|Metrolocation=[[Los Angeles]] |access-date=October 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929035532/https://www.metro.net/projects/westside/ |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/StatusReports/2020-january-westside-purple-line-extension-section-3.pdf |title=WESTSIDE PURPLE LINE EXTENSION SECTION 3 PROJECT JANUARY 2020 MONTHLY PROJECT STATUS REPORT |first=Kimberly |last=Ong |date=February 25, 2020 |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |access-date=July 13, 2020 |archive-date=July 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731184122/http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/StatusReports/2020-january-westside-purple-line-extension-section-3.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{cite news|url=http://www.atvn.org/news/2015/11/new-metro-extensions|title=Metro Proposes Budget Changes To Regional Connector|first=Brenna|last=Devanney|workpublisher=[[AnnenbergUniversity TVof NewsSouthern California]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202070410/http://www.atvn.org/news/2015/11/new-metro-extensions|archive-date=February 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}

</ref><ref name=MetroProjectSite>{{cite web | title=Regional Connector Transit Corridor (project website) | publisher=Metro[[Los (LACMTA)Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|location=[[Los Angeles]] | url=http://www.metro.net/projects/connector/ | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=July 11, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414140856/https://www.metro.net/projects/connector/ | archive-date=April 14, 2020 | url-status=live}}</ref> Also, the construction of the [[San Dimas station]] on the [[Foothill Extension#Phase 2B to Montclair|A Line extension]] will service [[Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park|Bonelli Park]], home of mountain bike events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://files.sandimasca.gov/Document_Center/Department/Community%20development/Projects%20%26%20Programs/062519_FINAL_plan_FLM_GoldLineFoothillExtension2b.pdf |title=Next stop: connected communities |websitepublisher=sandimasca.govSan Dimas City Council|location=San Dimas|access-date=July 27, 2024 |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310043419/https://files.sandimasca.gov/Document_Center/Department/Community%20development/Projects%20%26%20Programs/062519_FINAL_plan_FLM_GoldLineFoothillExtension2b.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

LA28 organisers estimate Los Angeles will need an extra 2,700 buses to move spectators and athletes during events, doubling [[Los Angeles Metro bus fleet|Metro's current fleet]]. The organisers anticipate LA Metro to meet the demand and stated they support Metro in their transportation infrastructure development plans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/04/03/los-angeles-2028-olympic-games-transportation|title=L.A. officials worried about transportation ahead of 2028 Olympic Games|date=April 3, 2024|websitework=www.sportsbusinessjournal.comSports Business Journal|access-date=July 12, 2024|archive-date=July 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712174317/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/04/03/los-angeles-2028-olympic-games-transportation|url-status=live}}</ref> Metro reports it would take an estimated $700 million to $1 billion to cover the cost.<ref>{{Cite webnews|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2024-04-12/buses-helped-eliminate-olympic-traffic-last-time-can-they-again-essential-california|title=L.A. buses helped eliminate 1984 Olympic traffic. Can they repeat for 2028?|date=April 12, 2024|websitelast=Fonseca|first=Ryan|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|access-date=July 12, 2024|archive-date=July 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712174316/https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2024-04-12/buses-helped-eliminate-olympic-traffic-last-time-can-they-again-essential-california|url-status=live}}</ref> Through the Vision 2028 plan, they are applying for federal grants and identifying other nationwide agencies in need of new fleet buses after the games to streamline re-sale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.net/about/plans/metro-strategic-plan/|title=Metro Strategic Plan|websitepublisher=LA[[Los MetroAngeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|access-date=July 12, 2024|archive-date=June 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619033600/https://www.metro.net/about/plans/metro-strategic-plan/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Like the [[1984 Summer Olympics]], the 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted in a majority of venues around [[Greater Los Angeles]]. The city's bid relied on a majority of existing venues and venues that had already been under construction or were planned regardless of the Games. The majority of venues are divided into clusters known as "sports parks", situated in [[Downtown Los Angeles]], the [[San Fernando Valley]], [[Carson, California|Carson]] (at [[California State University, Dominguez Hills]]), and [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]. No new permanent venues are being built specifically for the Games. Like the 1984 Summer Games the [[Olympic Village]] will be situated on the UCLA campus, while [[University of Southern California|USC]] will be the Media Village.<ref>{{Cite webnews |date=July 26, 2021 |title=Alexander: What will the 2028 L.A. Olympics look like? |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/26/alexander-what-will-the-2028-l-a-olympics-look-like/ |access-date=March 15, 2024 |websitelast=Alexander|first=Jim|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|publisher=[[Digital First Media]]|location=[[Irvine, California|Irvine]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315013926/https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/26/alexander-what-will-the-2028-l-a-olympics-look-like/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":03">{{Cite webnews |date=April 20, 2017 |title=LA 2024 releases new visuals of potential Olympic Games |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-la24-renderings-20170420-story.html |access-date=March 15, 2024 |websitelast=Wharton|first=David|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421093623/http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-la24-renderings-20170420-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |date=September 22, 2016 |title=Los Angeles 2024 add three venues and switch proposed locations of sports as part of "enhanced" Games plan |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1041924/los-angeles-2024-add-three-venues-and-switch-proposed-locations-of-sports-as-part-of-enhanced-games-plan |access-date=March 15, 2024 |websitework=Inside the Games|last=Morgan|first=Liam|location=Milton Keynes|publisher=ITG Media DMCC |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315005010/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1041924/los-angeles-2024-add-three-venues-and-switch-proposed-locations-of-sports-as-part-of-enhanced-games-plan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |last=Stephens |first=Morgan |date=August 24, 2017 |title=USC to house media and host sporting events for LA 2028 |url=https://dailytrojan.com/featured/2017/08/23/usc-village-host-media-la-2028/ |access-date=March 18, 2024 |websitenewspaper=Daily Trojan|publisher=[[University of Southern California]]|location=[[Los Angeles]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] and the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] will host [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] and [[Association football|football (soccer)]], respectively.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Games Plan |url=https://la28.org/en/games-plan.html |access-date=March 15, 2024 |websitepublisher=la28.orgLos Angeles 28 Olympic Organizing Committee|location=[[Los Angeles]] |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221113426/https://la28.org/en/games-plan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Both will become the first stadiums to have ever hosted three different Olympiads.<ref>{{Cite webnews |date=January 29, 2018 |title=United Airlines Memorial Coliseum to be new name for L.A. landmark |author=Ron-Mackovich Rodríguez|url=https://news.usc.edu/united-airlines-memorial-coliseum-to-be-new-name-for-l-a-landmark/ |access-date=March 15, 2024 |websitenewspaper=USC Today|publisher=[[University of Southern California]]|location=[[Los Angeles]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |title=Rose Bowl to Host Men's and Women's Soccer Olympic Semifinals and Finals – Pasadena Now |url=https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/rose-bowl-to-host-mens-and-womens-soccer-olympic-semifinals |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=www.pasadenanow.com |archive-date=April 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417015746/https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/rose-bowl-to-host-mens-and-womens-soccer-olympic-semifinals |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Crypto.com Arena]] will host gymnastics, and [[Intuit Dome]] will host basketball.<ref name=":9" /> [[BMO Stadium]], which opened in 2018 as the home of [[Major League Soccer]]'s [[Los Angeles FC]], will host the football finals.<ref name=":6" /> [[SoFi Stadium]], which opened in 2020 as the home of the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Los Angeles Rams]] and [[Los Angeles Chargers]], will host swimming events.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web news|last=Writer |firstauthor=David Rieder-Senior |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Los Angeles 2028 Olympics to Hold Swimming Inside SoFi Stadium; Swimming Moved to Second Week of Games |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/los-angeles-2028-olympics-to-hold-swimming-inside-sofi-stadium-swimming-moved-to-second-week-of-games/ |access-date=July 11, 2024 |websitemagazine=[[Swimming World]]|location=[[Fort NewsLauderdale]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711220912/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/los-angeles-2028-olympics-to-hold-swimming-inside-sofi-stadium-swimming-moved-to-second-week-of-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Riviera Country Club]] will host golf.<ref>{{Cite webnews |title=LA2024-candidature-part2_english |url=http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf |access-date=May 3, 2024 |websitepublisher=la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.comLos Angeles 28 Olympic Organizing Committee|location=[[Los Angeles]] |archive-date=October 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012093308/http://la24-prod.s3./ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Coliseum underwent a major renovation and restoration program from 2017 to 2019.<ref>{{cite webnews |date=January 29, 2018 |title=See the Changes Coming to the Historic LA Memorial Coliseum |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/multimedia/USC-Trojans-Football-Los-Angeles-Memorial-Coliseum-Renovation-Changes-470903743.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092706/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/multimedia/USC-Trojans-Football-Los-Angeles-Memorial-Coliseum-Renovation-Changes-470903743.html |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=March 22, 2018 |work=[[NBC Sports]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversalNBC Owned Television Stations]]|NBCUniversallocation=[[Los MediaAngeles]]}}</ref> A new press box, [[Box (theatre)|loge boxes]], and club seats were installed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Renovated Coliseum Press Box to be Named Otis Booth Press Box |url=http://coliseumrenovation.com/news/renovated-coliseum-press-box-be-named-otis-booth-press-box |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234739/http://coliseumrenovation.com/news/renovated-coliseum-press-box-be-named-otis-booth-press-box |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |access-date=April 14, 2018 |publisher=The Coliseum Renovation Project}}</ref><ref>{{cite webnews |date=January 29, 2018 |title=United Airlines Memorial Coliseum to be new name for L.A. landmark - USC News. January 29, 2018 |url=http://news.usc.edu/135477/united-airlines-memorial-coliseum-to-be-new-name-for-l-a-landmark/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806203852/http://news.usc.edu/135477/united-airlines-memorial-coliseum-to-be-new-name-for-l-a-landmark/ |archive-date=August 6, 2018 |access-date=August 20, 2018 |websitenewspaper=www.usc.eduUSC Today|publisher=[[University of Southern California]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]}}</ref> Crypto.com Arena is also undergoing renovations which will be completed by 2024.<ref>{{Cite webnews |date=August 22, 2022 |author=David Wharton, David|title=Crypto.com Arena to step up its game with several years' worth of renovation and upgrades |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-08-22/a-look-at-crypto-com-renovation-arena-upgrades |access-date=February 20, 2023 |websitenewspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]}}</ref> The [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Los Angeles Clippers]] broke ground on a new arena in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]—[[Intuit Dome]]—in 2021, which was completed on schedule, in time for the [[2024–25 NBA season]]; in January 2024, it was announced that the arena would also host basketball during the Games.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Golliver |first=Ben |date=January 17, 2024 |title=Clippers' Intuit Dome will host 2026 NBA All-Star Game, 2028 Olympics |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/01/16/2026-nba-all-star-weekend-clippers-intuit-dome/ |access-date=March 15, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|location=[[Los Angeles]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

In 2022, the [[Knight Riders Group]] and [[American Cricket Enterprises]] announced plans for a new cricket pitch at [[Orange County Great Park]] in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]; while intended primarily for the [[Los Angeles Knight Riders]] of [[Major League Cricket]], it was considered to be a potential venue for the then-proposed cricket competitions during the Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web news|date=May 1, 2022 |title=Knight Riders and MLC plan new cricket venue, LA 2028 pursuit intensifies |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1122575/knight-riders-mlc-new-cricket-la-2028 |access-date=March 15, 2024 |websitelast=www.insidethegames.bizBrennan|first=Elliott|work=[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Milton Keynes]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315164320/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1122575/knight-riders-mlc-new-cricket-la-2028 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |date=May 26, 2023 |title=Major League Cricket's investment and venue plans boost hopes of Olympic place |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137353/major-league-cricket-investment-venues |access-date=March 15, 2024 |websitelast=Palmer|first=Dan|work=[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Milton Keynes]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315180110/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137353/major-league-cricket-investment-venues |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2017, it was reported that the bid committee had proposed holding the opening and closing ceremonies at both SoFi Stadium and the historic [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], in an acknowledgement of its role in the 1932 and 1984 Olympics. The plans called the final leg of the torch relay to be ceremonially launched from the Coliseum, a [[simulcast]] of the opening ceremony proper at SoFi Stadium for those in attendance, and the ceremonial re-lighting of the historic Olympic cauldron at the stadium once the cauldron is lit in Inglewood. The closing ceremony would be held in reverse, with opening segments at SoFi Stadium, and the official protocol held at the Coliseum.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wharton|first=David|date=January 16, 2017|title=L.A. organisersorganizers propose linked, simultaneous Olympic ceremonies for Coliseum, Inglewood stadium|worknewspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-la2024-olympic-ceremonies-20170116-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116175332/http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-la2024-olympic-ceremonies-20170116-story.html|archive-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>

To reduce costs and use more pre-existing facilities, LA28 announced changes to its venue plans in June 2024. The temporary aquatics center that was scheduled to be built at USC's [[Dedeaux Field]] was scrapped, in favor of holding swimming at SoFi Stadium, artistic swimming in Long Beach, and diving at the historic [[LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium|Los Angeles Swim Stadium]] (which was built for the 1932 Games). With a planned configuration for 38,000 spectators, SoFi Stadium will be the largest swimming venue in Olympic history. Equestrian was moved to [[Temecula, California]], while [[softball]] and [[canoe slalom]] were moved to existing venues in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], instead of building new venues for both events in Los Angeles County.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last1=Merola |first1=Lauren |last2=Cooper |first2=Mark |title=LA28 unveils venue plan: Swimming in SoFi, softball in Oklahoma City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5581759/2024/06/21/olympics-2028-los-angeles-event-venues/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |work=[[The Athletic]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|publisher=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621205811/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5581759/2024/06/21/olympics-2028-los-angeles-event-venues/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":10" />

The program of the 2028 Summer Olympics is expected to include events in at least 35 sports, including 27 of the "core" Olympic sports contested since 2016. These Games will introduce changes to the program of core Olympic sports, including the permanent addition of [[Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics|skateboarding]], [[Sport climbing at the Summer Olympics|sport climbing]], and [[Surfing at the Summer Olympics|surfing]] after having been featured as optional sports in 2020 and 2024. These sports were intended by the IOC to replace [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|boxing]], [[Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics|modern pentathlon]], and [[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|weightlifting]], which had all been placed under provisional status due to governance issues.<ref name=":8" /> Modern pentathlon and weightlifting were later reinstated, but boxing remains under provisional status until further notice due to unresolved concerns.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> The Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee proposed five optional sports: [[baseball]]/[[softball]], [[cricket]], [[flag football]], [[lacrosse]], and [[Squash (sport)|squash]]. They were approved by the IOC in October 2023 as part of their policy of introducing Games-specific sports to maximise local interest and growth.<ref name="new sports">{{Cite webnews |title=IOC approves five additional sports for LA 2028 Olympics, including cricket |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/10/16/ioc-la-2028-olympics-cricket-flag-football-lacrosse-squash-baseball |access-date=October 16, 2023 |websitework=www.aljazeera.com[[Al Jazeera English]]|location=[[Doha]] |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016100354/https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/10/16/ioc-la-2028-olympics-cricket-flag-football-lacrosse-squash-baseball |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/10/13/2028-olympics-will-add-flag-football-and-squash-for-first-time-cricket-baseball-softball-lacrosse-return/?sh=2f1c2df11da6|url-access=limited|title=2028 Olympics Will Add Flag Football And Squash For First Time—Cricket, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse Return|first=William|last=Skipworth|date=October 13, 2023|work=Forbes|access-date=October 17, 2023|archive-date=October 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017163123/https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/10/13/2028-olympics-will-add-flag-football-and-squash-for-first-time-cricket-baseball-softball-lacrosse-return/?sh=2f1c2df11da6|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2020, the program of the Summer Olympics has consisted of mandatory "core" sports that persist between Games, and up to six optional sports proposed by the organising committee in order to improve local interest, provided that the total number of participants does not exceed a presumed 10,500 athletes.<ref name="Charter">{{cite web |year=2021 |title=Olympic Charter |url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/General/EN-Olympic-Charter.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514221054/https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/General/EN-Olympic-Charter.pdf |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |location=[[Lausanne]]|publisher=IOC[[International Olympic Committee]] |page=88}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |date=July 19, 2014 |title=Big changes to Olympic sports program on way after Agenda 2020 Summit |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1021390/big-changes-to-olympic-sports-programme-on-way-after-agenda-2020-summit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912163729/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1021390/big-changes-to-olympic-sports-programme-on-way-after-agenda-2020-summit |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |access-date=July 18, 2021 |websitelast=www.insidethegames.bizOwen|first=David|work=[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Lausanne]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Agenda 2020 Recommendations |url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Olympic_Agenda_2020/Olympic_Agenda_2020-20-20_Recommendations-ENG.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810121042/http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Olympic_Agenda_2020/Olympic_Agenda_2020-20-20_Recommendations-ENG.pdf |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |access-date=June 23, 2015 |publisher=IOC[[International Olympic Committee]]|location=[[Lausanne]]}}</ref>

On December 9, 2021, the IOC executive board proposed that skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing, which all successfully debuted as optional sports at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] and returned in the same capacity in [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]],<ref name=":4">{{cite webnews |last1=Church |first1=Ben |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Modern Pentathlon removes horse riding from competition after Tokyo 2020 incident |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/sport/modern-pentathlon-horse-riding-olympics-spt-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127030628/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/sport/modern-pentathlon-horse-riding-olympics-spt-intl/index.html |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |access-date=November 7, 2021 |websitework=[[CNN]]|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |last=Wharton |first=David |date=December 9, 2021 |title=Olympic officials look to continue surfing and skateboarding at 2028 L.A. Games |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-12-09/olympics-look-to-continue-surfing-skateboarding-at-2028-la-games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209211643/https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-12-09/olympics-look-to-continue-surfing-skateboarding-at-2028-la-games |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2021 |websitenewspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]}}</ref> be promoted to the core program of the 2028 Summer Olympics to replace [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|boxing]], [[Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics|modern pentathlon]], and [[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|weightlifting]], which were provisionally dropped from the program pending the resolution of governance issues, with the IOC setting a deadline of 2023:<ref name=":8">{{Cite web news|date=December 9, 2021 |title=IOC to add three sports to Los Angeles 2028 programme |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116604/ioc-los-angeles-2028-programme-sports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216202507/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116604/ioc-los-angeles-2028-programme-sports |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |access-date=December 16, 2021 |websitelast=Morgan|first=Liam|work=[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Mumbai]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC}}</ref>

* The [[International Boxing Association]] (IBA) was suspended by the IOC in 2019 for governance, financial, and corruption issues, which resulted in boxing at the [[boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]] and [[Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]] Games being overseen by an external, IOC task force. Governance concerns increased following the election of [[Umar Kremlev]] as its president in December 2020 due to his opposition to the independent appointment of judges and officials, and allegations of increasing Russian influence (including moving some of its operations to Russia, and his appointment of state-owned oil and gas company [[Gazprom]] as the organisation's main sponsor in 2021. The IBA had also stifled attempts by candidates to challenge Kremlev's presidency, and lifted an IOC-recommended ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes (in response to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]) in October 2022.<ref name="WaPo">{{Cite news |last=Carpenter |first=Les |date=September 27, 2022 |title=Boxing's governing body nixes new election, jeopardisingjeopardizing Olympic future |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=[[Brussels]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/09/27/umar-kremlev-russia-olympic-boxing/ |access-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221006152632/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/09/27/umar-kremlev-russia-olympic-boxing/ |archive-date=October 6, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Yle">{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2022 |title=Venäläiset ja valkovenäläiset takaisin nyrkkeilykisoihin – järkyttyneet ruotsalaiset ilmoittivat jo boikotoivansa, Suomen liitolla pohdinnat käynnissä |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12650490 |access-date=October 6, 2022 |work=[[Yle]] |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021165106/https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12650490 |url-status=live }}</ref> A competing governing body known as [[World Boxing]] was established in April 2023 by a consortium of national federations that had expressed concerns over the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the IBA, and over the future of boxing as an Olympic event. In June 2023, the IOC executive board voted to strip the IBA of its recognition, citing a lack of progress since the original suspension.<ref name="theguardian20190522">{{cite news |last1=Ingle |first1=Sean |date=May 22, 2019 |title=Aiba stripped of right to run boxing tournament at Tokyo Olympics |worknewspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/22/aiba-stripped-of-right-to-run-boxing-tokyo-olympics |url-status=live |access-date=May 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704070508/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/22/aiba-stripped-of-right-to-run-boxing-tokyo-olympics |archive-date=July 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ioc">{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2023 |title=International Boxing Association stripped by International Olympic Committee of status |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/65987324 |access-date=June 23, 2023 |publisherwork=[[BBC NewsSport]] |location=[[Manchester]]|language=en-GB |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702135628/https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/65987324 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="freshtwist">{{cite news |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Fresh twist in boxing saga as new body, World Boxing, launches to save sport |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2023/apr/14/fresh-twist-in-boxing-saga-as-new-body-world-boxing-launches-to-save-sport-2565670.html |access-date=May 4, 2023 |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506033139/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2023/apr/14/fresh-twist-in-boxing-saga-as-new-body-world-boxing-launches-to-save-sport-2565670.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ingle |first=Sean |date=June 22, 2023 |title=IOC expels International Boxing Association from Olympic movement |language=en-GB |worknewspaper=[[The Guardian ]]|location=[[London]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/22/ioc-expels-international-boxing-association-olympic-movement |access-date=December 7, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

* The [[International Weightlifting Federation]] (IWF) faced issues with [[Doping in sport|doping]] and governance, resulting in weightlifting being considered "provisional" for the 2024 Summer Olympics.<ref name="theguardian20190522" /> In 2022, the IWF elected Mohammed Hasan Jalood as its new president, and he oversaw reforms to the organisation, including agreeing to delegate its drug testing to the [[International Testing Agency]] and to participate in the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite webnews |date=October 14, 2023 |title=IWF credits governance reforms for saving weightlifting's Los Angeles 2028 place |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141725/iwf-reaction-la-28 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |websitelast=Burke|first=Patrick|work=[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Mumbai]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180428/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141725/iwf-reaction-la-28 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite webnews |date=October 13, 2023 |title=IOC approves five additional sports for Los Angeles 2028 but boxing back on hold |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141685/ioc-confirms-los-angeles-2028-sports |access-date=December 7, 2023 |websitelast=Burke|first=Patrick|work=[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Mumbai]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180654/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141685/ioc-confirms-los-angeles-2028-sports |url-status=live }}</ref>

* The [[Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne]] (UIPM) was seeking approval for its proposed replacement of show jumping in the modern pentathlon with [[obstacle course racing]];<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite webnews |date=November 12, 2022 |title=UIPM Congress votes for obstacle racing to be new modern pentathlon discipline |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1130342/uipm-congress-riding-obstacle-racing |access-date=July 12, 2023 |websitelast=www.insidethegames.bizRowbottom|first=Mike|work=[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Milton Keynes]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021160629/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1130342/uipm-congress-riding-obstacle-racing |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite webnews |date=June 26, 2022 |title=UIPM set to hold obstacle test event but campaign to preserve riding continues |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124950/modern-pentathlon-obstacle-ankara |last=Lloyd|first=Owen|access-date=June 28, 2022 |websitework=insidethegames.biz[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Milton Keynes]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC}}</ref><ref name="new sports2">{{Cite webnews |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Los Angeles 2028 proposes five new sports for 2028 Summer Olympics |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141572/la28-proposes-five-new-sports |last=Shefferd|first=Neil|access-date=October 9, 2023 |websitework=www.insidethegames.biz[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Milton Keynes]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010222151/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141572/la28-proposes-five-new-sports |url-status=live }}</ref> the campaign to replace riding was motivated primarily by incidents during the [[Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's|women's modern pentathlon]] at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which saw German team coach [[Kim Raisner]] disqualified after she hit a horse that did not follow the instructions of jockey [[Annika Schleu]].<ref>{{Cite webnews |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Modern pentathlon votes to ditch horse riding after Tokyo Olympic turmoil |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/02/modern-pentathlon-votes-to-ditch-horse-riding-after-tokyo-olympic-turmoil |last=Ingle|first=Sean|access-date=June 28, 2022 |websitenewspaper=the[[The Guardian]]|location=[[London]] |language=en}}</ref> The UIPM ratified the changes in November 2022, and they are expected to officially take effect for senior competition after the 2024 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite webnews |date=November 12, 2022 |title=UIPM Congress votes for obstacle racing to be new modern pentathlon discipline |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1130342/uipm-congress-riding-obstacle-racing |last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|access-date=July 12, 2023 |websitework=www.insidethegames.biz[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Milton Keynes]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC}}</ref>

In August 2022, the LA Organising Committee shortlisted nine proposed sports for consideration as optional events for these Olympics: [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|baseball]]/[[Softball at the Summer Olympics|softball]], [[Breaking at the Summer Olympics|breaking (breakdance)]], [[Cricket at the Summer Olympics|cricket]], [[flag football]], [[Karate at the Summer Olympics|karate]], [[kickboxing]], [[Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics|lacrosse]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], and [[motorsport]].<ref>{{Cite webnews |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Motorsport, cricket and karate among nine sports on shortlist for Los Angeles 2028 inclusion |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126540/cricket-los-angeles-2028 |last=Brennan|first=Elliott|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819172617/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126540/cricket-los-angeles-2028 |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=August 4, 2022 |websitework=[[Inside the Games]]|location=[[Milton Keynes]]|publisher=ITG Media DMCC}}</ref> On October 9, 2023, the Organising Committee announced that they had officially submitted baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash for consideration by the IOC.<ref name="new sports2" /> All five sports were approved at the [[141st IOC Session]] in Mumbai, India.<ref name="new sports" /> The IOC also reinstated modern pentathlon and weightlifting for the core program, citing that the sports' governing bodies had made sufficient efforts in carrying out reforms.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> The IOC withheld a decision on boxing due to the IBA's expulsion and insufficient reach by World Boxing.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />

On September 1, 2020, the LA28 OCOG unveiled the emblem for the 2028 Summer Olympics, featuring the [[Character (symbol)|characters]] "LA" and "28" in a stacked layout. The "A" in "LA" is designed to be interchangeable, with variations created in collaboration with American athletes, artists, designers, celebrities, and other figures (such as musician [[Billie Eilish]], comedian [[Lilly Singh]], and actress [[Reese Witherspoon]]). One variant is inspired by the "Stars in Motion" emblem of the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="timeout">{{Cite webnews|url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/meet-l-a-s-35-different-logos-for-the-2028-olympic-and-paralympic-games-090120|title=Meet L.A.'s 35 different logos for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games|first=Michael|last=Juliano|websitemagazine=Time Out Los Angeles|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=September 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2021|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808135039/https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/news/meet-l-a-s-35-different-logos-for-the-2028-olympic-and-paralympic-games-090120|url-status=live}}</ref> Another variant unveiled in 2024 was designed by [[Vanessa Bryant]] to pay tribute to basketball player [[Kobe Bryant]], featuring a [[snakeskin]] pattern and Bryant's "Black Mamba" [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] insignia in the colors of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. Bryant was a two-time basketball gold medalist with the [[United States men's national basketball team|U.S. men's national team]] in [[Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] and [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]], and had advocated for the Los Angeles bid before [[2020 Calabasas helicopter crash|his death in 2020]].<ref>{{Cite webnews |last=Strout |first=Paige |date=2024-08-12 |title=Vanessa Bryant Designs 2028 L.A. Olympics Logo Inspired by Kobe |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/vanessa-bryant-designs-2028-l-a-olympics-logo-inspired-by-kobe/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |websitemagazine=[[Us Weekly]]|location=[[New York City|New York]]|publisher=[[A360media]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Organising committee chairman [[Casey Wasserman]] explained that the multitude of variations was intended to "showcase our community's collective creativity and celebrate the diversity that makes us strong", as the city "defies a singular identity." Chief marketing officer Amy Gleeson stated that the emblem was designed to "foster a deeper connection with the audience who will be in their 20s and 30s when the games happen."<ref name=":1">{{Cite webnews|date=September 1, 2020|title=L.A. 2028 unveils dynamic Olympics logo, updated by athletes and celeb creators|url=https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/la-2028-unveils-dynamic-olympics-logo-updated-athletes-and-celeb-creators/2278011|access-date=September 2, 2020|websitelast=adage.comDíaz|first=Ann-Christine|magazine=[[Ad Age]]|publisher=[[Crain Communications]]|location=[[New York City|New York]]|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911022647/https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/la-2028-unveils-dynamic-olympics-logo-updated-athletes-and-celeb-creators/2278011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite webnews|title=Athletes, artists and celebrities create unique logos for the 2028 L.A. Olympics|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2020-09-01/athletes-artists-celebrities-design-unique-los-angeles-2028-olympics-logos|access-date=September 2, 2020|websitelast=Wharton|first=David|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=September 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121115610/https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2020-09-01/athletes-artists-celebrities-design-unique-los-angeles-2028-olympics-logos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews|date=September 1, 2020|title=Celebrities, Artists, Athletes Contribute To Animated Logo For 2028 LA Olympics|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/09/01/la-olympics-logo-20228-animated-la28/|access-date=September 2, 2020|websitework=[[KCBS-TV|CBS News]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|publisher=[[CBS News and Stations]]|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911022900/https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/09/01/la-olympics-logo-20228-animated-la28/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/billie-eilish-lilly-singh-olympics-los-angeles-brand-reese-witherspoon-casey-wasserman-1234568324/|title=Reese Witherspoon, Lilly Singh & Billie Eilish Among LA28 Logo High-Profile Collaborators For Casey Wasserman-Run Games|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=September 1, 2020|websitework=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=[[Los Angeles]]|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819034259/https://deadline.com/2020/09/billie-eilish-lilly-singh-olympics-los-angeles-brand-reese-witherspoon-casey-wasserman-1234568324/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="timeout"/>

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