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LA28 Reveals Updated Paralympic Venue Plan

LA28 has unveiled the updated 2028 Paralympic Summer Games venue plan following approval from the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board. With every competition venue within a 35–mile radius, the venue plan reduces the overall number of standalone sites and minimizes travel times for athletes staying in the Paralympic Village. For the first time since Rio […]

Posted On : June 3, 2025 By : Justin Shaw

Casey Wasserman and Karen Bass discuss plans for the Los Angeles Olympic Summer Games in 2928. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

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LA28 Plans for ‘No Car’ Games and More

PARIS — The success of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris has put Los Angeles in the spotlight as the LA28 organizing committee switches fully into operations mode. At a press conference to close the Paris Games, LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass outlined some of their own ambitious plans […]

Posted On : August 12, 2024 By : Jason Gewirtz

Fireworks light up the Stade de France during the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

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Closing Ceremony Marks Handoff to LA28

An Olympic Summer Games in Paris hailed as a success operationally and otherwise came to an end with a Closing Ceremony that put LA28 on the clock as it enters its next phase leading to the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games. And the final act in Paris had several nods to the Hollywood-style approach […]

Posted On : August 12, 2024 By : Jason Gewirtz

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2031 U.S. Open Headed to Riviera Country Club

The United States Golf Association has announced that Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, has been chosen to host the 131st U.S. Open Championship, which will take place from June 12–15, 2031. “Riviera Country Club is a truly spectacular course that holds a special place in the game’s history,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA chief […]

Posted On : June 21, 2023 By : Justin Shaw