Los Angeles organizers released the first Olympic competition schedule for the 2028 Games, exactly three years before the event returns to the city for a third time, while announcing that a youth sports program has surpassed 1 million enrollments.
The schedule features a historic swap of athletics and swimming competitions, with track and field events moving to the first week while swimming shifts to the second week of competition. The Opening Ceremony will take place July 14, 2028, at 8 p.m. ET, split between the LA Memorial Coliseum and the new 2028 Stadium in Inglewood.
"We couldn't be more excited to mark this moment at exactly three years out from Los Angeles' third Olympic Games in 2028," said Reynold Hoover, LA28 chief executive officer. "There is so much to celebrate today between one million program enrollments in LA28's pre-Games legacy through the PlayLA program, plus the first look at the Olympic competition schedule."
The 2028 Games will mark the first time the Olympics return to the United States in nearly 30 years, with organizers designing a schedule to accommodate both domestic and global viewership across 844 ticketed events.
In a break from Olympic tradition, athletics will launch the Games at the LA Memorial Coliseum during the first week, while swimming competitions will conclude the sporting events during the second week at the 2028 Stadium. The marathon events will maintain their traditional final weekend placement.
The first medal of the LA28 Games will be awarded at Venice Beach, where triathlon competition will crown Los Angeles' first Olympic champion along the Pacific coastline.
Day 15 of competition promises to be the most medal-heavy day in Olympic history, with 16 gold and bronze medal team sport matches and finals for 19 individual sports, including swimming, all scheduled for a single day.
Swimming will close out the Games on Day 16 with the final competition session at the 2028 Stadium, setting the stage for the Closing Ceremony at the LA Memorial Coliseum on July 30, 2028.
"We are now three years away from the LA Memorial Coliseum hosting the opening of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and I'm proud that the first medal will be awarded at the iconic Venice Beach," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. "When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighborhood as we host a Games for all."
The competition schedule was developed in coordination with Olympic Broadcasting Services, International Federations and received approval from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board. A more detailed schedule with medal events and gender order will be released later this year.
Alongside the schedule announcement, LA28 celebrated the PlayLA program reaching 1 million enrollments, marking a significant pre-Games legacy achievement. The program, operated in partnership with Los Angeles Recreation and Parks, has received up to $160 million in investment from LA28 and the International Olympic Committee.
PlayLA offers sports programming for children ages 3-17 across more than 40 Olympic and adaptive sports, including aquatics, athletics, boxing, flag football, judo, adaptive swimming, adaptive athletics, para surfing and sitting volleyball.
"We are already delivering that legacy as we announce there have been more than one million enrollments in PlayLA," Bass said. "I want to thank LA28 and the International Olympic Committee for making these programs possible."
The LA28 Games will mark Los Angeles' third time hosting the Olympics, following the 1984 and 1932 Games, and the city's first time hosting the Paralympics. Los Angeles previously hosted Olympics during different eras of the Games' development, with the upcoming event representing the most ambitious sports lineup in Olympic history.
The Games are operated by a privately funded, non-profit organization with revenue from corporate partners, licensing agreements, hospitality and ticketing programs, plus a significant contribution from the International Olympic Committee.
Organizers noted the competition schedule will continue evolving as planning progresses toward the 2028 Games.
