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The 2028 Summer Paralympics, also known as the 18th Summer Paralympic Games, and branded as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28, is an upcoming international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee, scheduled to take place from August 15 to August 27, 2028, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
According to the bid book for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, soccer venues are to be situated within the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, and other nearby cities of California. The Organizing Committee's responsibility is to choose up to seven venues to host the tournament.
The Los Angeles Organising Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LAOCOG) (French: Comité d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Los Angeles 2028) is the organising committee for the 2028 Summer Olympics and the 2028 Summer Paralympics which are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, California in the United States.
Following the L.A. Olympics, the 2028 Paralympic Games will begin in Southern California on Aug. 15, and end on Aug. 27, the outlet said. Bettmann/Getty The opening ceremony of the 1984 Olympic ...
Paris raised the game for the Paralympics, with more than 4,000 athletes as well as 2.4 million tickets sold, which was second only to the London Games of 2012. Now the challenge for U.S ...
The games have primarily been hosted on the continent of Europe (15 games). Eight games have been hosted in Asia and five in North America, and one games has been hosted in the region of Oceania. In 2016, the Paralympics were held in South America for the first time. No Paralympic Games have been hosted in the continents of Africa and Antarctica.
The U.S. once again dominated the Summer Olympics medals table in Paris but, in the Paralympics, China has been the leading force since 2004. “I think we need to go back to the drawing board,” said Jessica Long, one of the most decorated Paralympic swimmers of all-time.
At the time, LMU and LA Times polls stated that more than 88% of Angelenos were in favor of the city hosting the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. [16] In March 2023, a poll conducted by Suffolk University and the LA Times indicated 57% of Angelenos believed the Olympics would be good for the city, while 20% indicated they thought it would ...