LA 2028 Olympics: Mapping the sites of the Los Angeles Summer Games
By Elijah Chiland la.curbed.com Original post: Click here
The 2028 Olympic Games are ten years away, but Los Angeles is already gearing up to serve as host city for the third time since 1932.
When athletes arrive a decade from now, they'll be able to compete in venues that will already be very familiar to most local residents. Nearly all events will be staged in stadiums and arenas that are already built or will be complete long before the games arrive.
That means it's easy to imagine what the games will look like in 2028, because so many venues are already here. Let's take a closer look at where all the action will take place.
1 LA Stadium at Hollywood Park
Now set to open in 2020, the future Inglewood home of the LA Rams and Chargers will play a big role in the games. Plans call for the stadium itself to host formal opening ceremonies, while further festivities occur simultaneously at the Coliseum. The entertainment complex next to the arena will then host archery events once the games begin.
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2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The venerable Coliseum has already hosted Olympic events twice—in 1932 and 1984. The stadium, which will celebrate its hundredth birthday in 2023, will host the closing ceremony for the 2028 games, as well as track and field events.
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3 Dedeaux Field
USC's baseball stadium will be transformed into a temporary swimming and diving facility for the games. Meanwhile, the nearby Uytengsu Aquatics Center, which hosted swimming events during the '84 games, will be used as a training facility.
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4 Galen Center (GEC)
The arena that houses USC's basketball and volleyball teams will be used for badminton competition.
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5 Los Angeles Convention Center
The convention center will host competition in basketball, table tennis, boxing, fencing, and taekwondo. Whether a long-discussed overhaul of the venue will be complete by 2028 is anyone's guess.
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6 Staples Center
Should any Lakers, Clippers, or Sparks make the USA basketball team in 2028, they'll feel right at home competing at the Staples Center, where men's and women's basketball games will be held.
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7 The Forum
The Forum—which hosted basketball games during the 1984 games—will be the place to go for gymnastics in 2028.
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8 Rose Bowl
Along with the Coliseum, the Rose Bowl also hosted events during the 1932 and 1984 Olympic games. As it did in '84, the stadium will host soccer matches.
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9 LA Football Club Stadium
Once slated for swimming, the future home of the Los Angeles Football Club will instead join the Rose Bowl in hosting soccer matches.
10 Microsoft Theater
The 7,000-seat theatre formerly known as Nokia will provide a comfortable, climate-controlled setting for spectators to take in some good old fashioned weightlifting.
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11 Santa Monica Beach
Arguably LA County's most internationally recognized beach, Santa Monica is set to host beach volleyball in special temporary facilities.
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12 Pauley Pavilion
In 1984, UCLA's Pauley Pavillion was the scene of Mary Lou Retton's gold medal-winning gymnastics feats. In 2028, it will host competition in judo and wrestling.
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13 Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
Downtown Long Beach will be a hub of competition, with the city's convention center serving as a warmup facility. The attached arena will host handball competition, while temporary facilities will be established nearby for water polo and BMX. Marathon swimming and triathlon events will be held along the waterfront and sailing races will take place along the Belmont Pier.
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14 StubHub Center
Carson's Stubhub Stadium will host rugby during the first week of competition, before the field is repurposed for use in the modern pentathlon. Meanwhile, tennis, track cycling, and field hockey events will be held at adjacent facilities in the sprawling athletic complex.
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15 Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex
Equestrians, marksmen (and markswomen), and canoers will all head to this LA River-adjacent sports complex in Encino for their respective events.
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16 Honda Center
Anaheim's Honda Center has been selected as the site of volleyball competition, apparently to attract fans of the sport in the "volleyball hotbed" of Orange County.
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17 Lake Perris
You'll have to head pretty far outside the city to see rowing and canoe sprints. These events will be held at Lake Perris in Riverside County.
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18 Riviera Country Club
This exclusive country club in Pacific Palisades has been chosen as the Olympic golf course. It's been the home of the Los Angeles Open since 1973.
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19 Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park
This 1,800-acre park in San Dimas will hold mountain biking events. The park is set to be upgraded with a world class mountain biking course that could be used for future competitions.
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20 UCLA Student Housing
It'll be dorm living for the athletes competing in 2028. UCLA's student housing facilities have been selected for the always-collegiate Olympic Village.
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21 USC Village
The newly opened USC Village is where members of the media will stay during the games. They can shop at the new Target while they're not reporting on the games.
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22 Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios will serve as the International Broadcast Center for tv crews broadcasting the games around the world.
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