The Olympics Are Coming to Los Angeles in 2028: Everything We Know So Far

Mar. 15, 2025

The Olympic flag.Photo:Getty Images/Getty Images North America

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Additionally, the regular home of both the L.A. Lakers and the L.A. Sparks basketball teams, The Arena, will be the home of Olympic gymnastics competitions. The 1932 Pool in Exposition Park will serve as the site for diving competitions, per CNN.

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During a recent interview with CNN, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass spoke about her goal for the city’s Olympics to be “car-free” despite notorious traffic issues within the area. “We’re a very car-dependent city but it means that if you are going to attend any of the sports venues, you’re going to have to take public transportation,” Bass said.

The entrance to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.Ernst Haas/Getty Images

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He received the Olympic flag from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and gymnastSimone Biles, then strapped it safely to the back of a motorcycle and rode off into the sunset — or at least, into a pre-recorded video that tracked his journey to Hollywood.

In the video, Cruise sped down the streets of Paris on the motorcycle, passing landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, before cruising onto a waiting airplane.

Cruise then leapt from the plane and headed to the iconic Hollywood sign, where he turned the “O"s into Olympic rings before passing the flag off to Olympic cyclist Kate Courtney.

source: people.com