Article by Luminița Paul – published on Thursday, 08 May 2025, 20:24 / Updated Thursday, May 08, 2025 20:24
The organizers of the 2028 editions of the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games have made public the locations that will host the opening and closing ceremonies.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sofi stadium From Inglewood will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, La28 announced on Thursday, the Committee for Organizing Multi -Portive Competitions.
The opening ceremony of July 14, 2028 will be divided between the historical colosseum, which will become the first place in the host history for three editions of Olympic games, after 1932 and 1984, and the state-of-the-art stadium, in an unprecedented celebration with two different locations.
“The selected places for the opening and closing ceremonies of 2028 will highlight the rich sports history of Los Angeles and the last-minute future, presenting everything that has to offer on the world stage“, The La28 president, Casey Wasserman, quoted by Reuters said in a statement.
The organizers of the games of 2028: “An unforgettable experience”
“These two extraordinary locations will create an unforgettable experience, meeting fans from all over the world for some Olympic and paralimous games that have never been seen and ending what will remain as one of the most incredible editions in history,” he added.
The closing ceremony on July 30 will take place in Colosseum in what the organizers have promised it will be an unforgettable holiday.
The opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games of August 15, 2028 will take place in Sofi, which houses the RAMS and Chargers teams in the NFL, while the closing ceremony on August 27 will take place in Coliseum, which houses the Trojans American football team of University of Southern California.
Sofi Stadium from Inglewood Photo: Imago Images
Los Angeles also hosted the Olympics in 1932 and 1984, but 2028 will mark the first time that the city will host an edition of the Paralympic Games.
“The Paralympic closure ceremony marks the last moments of the LA28 games, creating an unforgettable inheritance that will forever connect the Olympic and Paralympic Movement to Los Angeles,” said LA28 in a statement.
No surprise, just a confirmation
The announcement is not a surprise, but a confirmation, because La28 proposed these places in his 2017 Olympic candidacy plan.
During the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games last year, the national delegations paraded in boats on the Seine, in a show despite the rainy weather.
At the closing ceremony, the famous actor Tom Cruise went down to the roof on Stade de France to take the Olympic flag back to Los Angeles, where he arrived at a beach party in Long Beach in an ingenious mounting.
In April, La28 revealed other plans for games, the beach volleyball will enjoy a location at Alamitos Beach in Long Beach, and the squash to have a small Hollywood show for its Olympic debut at the Universal Studios Lot.
