From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. LA's Olympic trilogy Los Angeles got the 2028 games as a consolation prize when Paris was picked for 2024. “We want our games to be a modern games, youthful, full of the optimism that Southern California brings to the world and the globe,” Janet Evans, four-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming and chief athlete officer for the LA 2028 organizing committee, told The Associated Press in Paris. Passing the torch Bass, who arrives back in LA Monday, spent these games in Paris along with organizers and city officials, learning what it takes to host the world's largest sporting event. “LA has emerged as really one of the world’s sports capitals.” First though, the city will host a FIFA World Cup event and U.S. Women's Open in 2026 and another Super Bowl in 2027.

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Letters to the Editor: A modest proposal for the 2028 Olympics: Make L.A. look like a miserable place to live
1 month ago

Letters to the Editor: A modest proposal for the 2028 Olympics: Make L.A. look like a miserable place to live

LA Times  

Logos for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles are seen at UCLA before a news conference about the games on Nov. 14. To the editor: Mayor Karen Bass and her planning team for the Summer 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles are working hard to make sure the games will be traffic-free, magical, sparkly and squeaky clean. But if they succeed, …

L.A. politicians ask Trump for $3.2 billion to pay for Olympic transportation projects
1 month, 1 week ago

L.A. politicians ask Trump for $3.2 billion to pay for Olympic transportation projects

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass holds up the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics in August. Los Angeles transit officials are asking President-elect Donald Trump to dedicate $3.2 billion to fund transportation projects for “the largest and most spectacular sporting event held in American history” — the 2028 Olympics. The letter sent out last week …

L.A.’s promise of “car free” Olympics running short on time and money
2 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A.’s promise of “car free” Olympics running short on time and money

LA Times  

With Los Angeles’ Olympics four years away and no detailed transportation plans yet, officials are concerned about a lack of money and time to create the “car free” Games that Mayor Karen Bass has promised. Metro board chair and L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn — who attended the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Paris and spent days observing the …

L.A. Olympics 2028: How Los Angeles can reduce traffic, build housing before the Games
2 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. Olympics 2028: How Los Angeles can reduce traffic, build housing before the Games

Slate  

I saw two visions of the future in Los Angeles last weekend. “It’s a postcard from the future,” said Aaron Paley, who helped launch the event in Los Angeles 14 years ago. This is a long-standing struggle in the Southland, where Joan Didion once called HOV lanes on the freeways “a foray into bureaucratic terrorism.” But it has new urgency …

L.A. 2028 Olympic organizers sign new corporate sponsors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. 2028 Olympic organizers sign new corporate sponsors

LA Times  

L.A. mayor Karen Bass holds up the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France on Aug. 11. The L.A. 2028 organizing committee hoped to see increased sponsor interest since the Paris Games ended. The private organizers in charge of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics announced a new corporate partnership Thursday, …

Letters to the Editor: L.A. tamed traffic for the 1984 Olympics. We can do it again in 2028
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: L.A. tamed traffic for the 1984 Olympics. We can do it again in 2028

LA Times  

An LA 2028 sign is seen in front of a blazing Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2017. To the editor: There was one huge factor not mentioned in your article about traffic at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. internships at California Hospital on Hope Street to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Not to worry, …

Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways

Al Jazeera  

As the 2024 games end with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look back on the two-week sports spectacular. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s Olympics: ‘From one day to the next, the whole of France became Olympic’ Paris brought down the curtain on an Olympic Games that brought scintillating sport to the heart of the French …

‘The clock is ticking.’ Olympic flag arrives in L.A. and LA28 gets to work
4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘The clock is ticking.’ Olympic flag arrives in L.A. and LA28 gets to work

LA Times  

Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. The charter flight left Paris on Monday morning, carrying Mayor Karen Bass, local Olympic organizers and a few dozen athletes home from the 2024 Summer Games. Olympics L.A. Mayor Karen Bass outlines vision for ‘car-free’ Olympics L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is pushing public transit and remote work to help keep 2028 Olympics traffic manageable, but …

AP PHOTO: Paris closes out the 2024 Olympics with a final star-studded show
4 months, 4 weeks ago

AP PHOTO: Paris closes out the 2024 Olympics with a final star-studded show

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paris has closed out two …

Paris Games closed out with star-studded show, Olympic flag passed to Los Angeles
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Games closed out with star-studded show, Olympic flag passed to Los Angeles

India Today  

Californian music icons Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Snoop Dogg performed for thousands of fans on Sunday as Paris closed the Summer Games that revitalized the Olympics, with the baton being passed to Los Angeles and Hollywood’s dazzle. Read the full speech of IOC President Thomas Bach, during the Closing Ceremony: https://t.co/h54nkXDTFa pic.twitter.com/MbjzHsTun3 — IOC MEDIA August 11, …

Plaschke: Bring it on! Los Angeles begins countdown to 2028 Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Plaschke: Bring it on! Los Angeles begins countdown to 2028 Olympics

LA Times  

Finally, dramatically, it has ended, the 2024 Paris Olympics finishing its last lap Sunday with incomparable enthusiasm, unbridled joy, and one last look at the gloriously intimidating tour Eiffel. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and U.S. gymnast Simone Biles stand together before receiving the Olympic flag during the Paris Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday. L.A. Mayor …

As the Paris Games come to an end, Los Angeles enters the Olympic batter’s box
4 months, 4 weeks ago

As the Paris Games come to an end, Los Angeles enters the Olympic batter’s box

New York Times  

PARIS — “As soon as we come back with the flag on 12th, it is no longer just theoretical, it is literally, we move from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box. And we’ll be sitting in there for four years.” This was Casey Wasserman, sports impresario, Wasserman family scion, patron of presidents, friend and partner to some of the …

Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremony
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremony

New Indian Express  

PARIS: The closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics will bring out several stars: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers are scheduled to perform Sunday. Each of the music artists is a California native, including H.E.R., who is expected to sing the U.S. national anthem live at the Stade de France. “This is the biggest moment in LA28 …

Olympics 2024: Was it worth it for Paris to host the Games and other unanswered questions.
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics 2024: Was it worth it for Paris to host the Games and other unanswered questions.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Why did Paris, a city whose international reputation could scarcely get any bigger, decide to host the Olympics in the first place? Will the Paris Olympics, with their few permanent developments, all in service of the public interest, redeem the competition’s model? In a world with no Olympics, does the region’s highly …

Paris Olympics 2024: What can Los Angeles learn to host the 2028 Summer Games?
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: What can Los Angeles learn to host the 2028 Summer Games?

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. I’m worried the language is starting to shift, and I’m actually a little bit upset if they start to roll back the “car-free games” promise, because I think it was appropriately shocking to people. The other component that echoes what’s going on in Paris is the “no-build Olympics.” In the same way …

LA gearing up for 2028 Olympics with hiring spree
5 months ago

LA gearing up for 2028 Olympics with hiring spree

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With the Paris Olympics …

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony: Tom Cruise set to perform a stunt at the event
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony: Tom Cruise set to perform a stunt at the event

The Hindu  

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is expected to make an appearance at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on August 11. The action star, known for blockbusters such as Mission Impossible series, Top Gun and Edge of Tomorrow, will reportedly perform a stunt at the event as the Olympics flag is handed over to the 2028 games host city, Los …

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sends law enforcement team to Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sends law enforcement team to Paris Olympics

LA Times  

Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in Paris for the 2024 Olympics. Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department are joining officers from around the world who are supporting law enforcement efforts at the Paris Summer Olympics. “This diverse group is set to gain invaluable experience and insights that will enhance our capabilities for the upcoming Los Angeles …

Paris battles a host of problems before 2024 Olympics begins
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris battles a host of problems before 2024 Olympics begins

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It is …

Paris Olympics in 2024 to be from July 26 to August 11
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics in 2024 to be from July 26 to August 11

Daily Mail  

Paralympics scheduled to be held between August 28 and September 8 The 2024 Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris, organisers have announced. The 2024 Paris Olympics are to take place one week earlier than initially planned The Paralympics have been scheduled to be held between August 28 and September 8. 'The Olympic and Paralympic …

Opinion: The Olympics promise to be socially responsible. How’s that working out?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: The Olympics promise to be socially responsible. How’s that working out?

LA Times  

The 2024 Olympic Games open Friday in Paris. In Los Angeles, then-Mayor Eric Garcetti stated on late-night television, “I’m confident by the time the Olympics come, we can end homelessness on the streets of L.A.” How has it worked in Paris? Most of those banished from Paris won’t qualify for permanent housing in their new locations, and as for asylum …

2024 Paris Olympics viewer’s guide: NBC’s plans, Snoop Dogg, and the big ratings question
5 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Paris Olympics viewer’s guide: NBC’s plans, Snoop Dogg, and the big ratings question

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. Viewers who can tune in will get at least nine hours of daytime coverage of the Paris Games’ biggest events on NBC, including live finals coverage of swimming, gymnastics and track and field. NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Paris Games can be found across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, E!, CNBC, …

Who’s going to the Paris Olympics? Plenty of L.A. politicians
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Who’s going to the Paris Olympics? Plenty of L.A. politicians

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. Maarse said Bass will have an “official role” alongside Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in the closing ceremony, where Bass will receive the Olympic flag to bring home to Los Angeles. City Councilmember Traci Park, who heads the council’s ad …

L.A. to get $77 million in federal funds to add electric buses before Olympics, hopes for millions more
5 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. to get $77 million in federal funds to add electric buses before Olympics, hopes for millions more

LA Times  

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announces a $77-million grant for Los Angeles on Thursday at the Coliseum. Standing before the renowned peristyle at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony was held, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted a $77-million infusion of cash for Metro to pay for more electric buses. The buses will help …

Olympic organizing committee adds more Los Angeles venues, competitions to 2028 Games
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic organizing committee adds more Los Angeles venues, competitions to 2028 Games

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Several Los Angeles venues were announced for the 2028 Games. City of Los Angeles placed squarely at center of 2028 Olympics Though the 2024 Paris Olympics start in less than two weeks, local excitement has been building as the LA28 organizing …

2028 Los Angeles Olympics to include multiple events in the nearby cities of Carson and Long Beach
5 months, 3 weeks ago

2028 Los Angeles Olympics to include multiple events in the nearby cities of Carson and Long Beach

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced more venue assignments, with the cities of Carson and Long Beach reprising their roles from previous games held in the region. Long Beach will be the site of rowing and canoe sprint at its Marine Stadium, handball at Long Beach Arena, marathon swimming and triathlon along the city’s waterfront, …

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 1
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 1

The Hindu  

Paris 2024 Olympics Quiz - Set 1 1 / 5 | Which of these sports will make its Olympic debut in Paris this year? Two years later, the International Olympic Committee officially approved its inclusion for Paris 2024. A robe A bird A hat Phrygian caps are the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots as organisers look to celebrate …

2028 is around the corner: Let the Games complaining begin
6 months, 1 week ago

2028 is around the corner: Let the Games complaining begin

LA Times  

In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, an LA 2028 sign is seen in front of a blazing Olympic cauldron. “That decision will be made by this committee and the full council as agreed to in the Games Agreement.” Two days later, City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez complained about the venue changes during a hearing about expanding the Convention Center in …

Athletics to move to 1st week of 2028 Olympics, swimming to 2nd week, plus some venues changed
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Athletics to move to 1st week of 2028 Olympics, swimming to 2nd week, plus some venues changed

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced changes to its venue plan that it says will create an estimated $156 million in combined savings and revenue increases. Swimming will be held in a temporary pool at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with its 38,000 seats creating the largest swimming venue in Olympic history; basketball will be played …

Would pro-Palestinian demonstrators have disrupted a 2024 L.A. Olympics?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Would pro-Palestinian demonstrators have disrupted a 2024 L.A. Olympics?

LA Times  

Public safety officers confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the USC campus on April 24. “We have seen how events, particularly large-scale major events, serve as platforms for resistance.” Seven years ago, when the International Olympic Committee met to choose a host for 2024, officials made a surprise announcement, naming both L.A. and the other finalist — Paris — as winners, with …

As Paris Olympics near, Los Angeles officials worry about preparations for 2028
9 months ago

As Paris Olympics near, Los Angeles officials worry about preparations for 2028

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is framed by a plexiglass “2028” sign after the city was awarded the rights to host the 2028 Olympic Games on Sep. 13, 2017. “The federal government has provided funding for the supplemental bus program used in previous Games in the United States,” said Sam Morrissey, LA28’s vice president of transportation, in an emailed statement. …

L.A. officials study Paris as they prep for the 2028 Olympics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. officials study Paris as they prep for the 2028 Olympics

LA Times  

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, left, speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during a meeting at the Paris City Hall on March 7, 2024. A recent poll showed that 44% of residents consider hosting the Olympics a “bad thing.” Against this backdrop, Mayor Karen Bass and several City Council members visited Paris this week for a firsthand look at the …

Amid leadership changes, LA28 still confident it can raise billions for 2028 Olympics
1 year ago

Amid leadership changes, LA28 still confident it can raise billions for 2028 Olympics

LA Times  

LA28, the group responsible for hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, is confident it can fulfill fundraising obligations despite changes in leadership. In the midst of this week’s sudden leadership changes, the private committee tasked with organizing the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles insisted it remains on track to raise billions of dollars needed to pay for …

Paris transport ‘will not be ready’ for 2024 Olympics: Mayor
1 year, 1 month ago

Paris transport ‘will not be ready’ for 2024 Olympics: Mayor

Al Jazeera  

Mayor Anne Hidalgo says Paris will not have enough trains, and progress also needs to be made on the issue of homelessness. “There will be places where transport will not be ready because there will not be enough trains and not frequently enough,” Mayor Anne Hidalgo told the Quotidien talk show on TMC TV on Wednesday evening. La maire de …

Opinion: Will the Olympic Games be as costly for L.A. as they are for Paris?
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: Will the Olympic Games be as costly for L.A. as they are for Paris?

LA Times  

A mural depicting a version of the L.A. 2028 Summer Games logo at the Delano Recreation Center in Van Nuys in 2020. Back in 2017, when the International Olympic Committee simultaneously handed the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games to France and the U.S., IOC President Thomas Bach vowed that the scheme would be “a ‘win-win-win’ situation for the city of …

Letters to the Editor: The 1984 Olympics were a huge boost for L.A. The 2028 Games will be too
1 year, 9 months ago

Letters to the Editor: The 1984 Olympics were a huge boost for L.A. The 2028 Games will be too

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will host an opening ceremony for the 2028 Summer Olympics. I fondly recall going to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to watch the track and field competition in 1984 with my grandfather, who had also attended the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. I look forward to attending the 2028 Games and once again seeing a …

People mover, new bike paths and bus lanes: 2028 Olympics could fuel a transit boom in L.A.
2 years, 6 months ago

People mover, new bike paths and bus lanes: 2028 Olympics could fuel a transit boom in L.A.

LA Times  

A fan runs to board a bus from a Metro stop to SoFi Stadium for a Rams game. A new $1.4-billion electric people mover above the streets of Inglewood would whisk spectators past the Forum to the 2028 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at SoFi Stadium. Los Angeles County’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is already on a construction building blitz with a …

International Olympic Committee approves three urban sports for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

International Olympic Committee approves three urban sports for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Firstpost  

Skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing have officially been added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Beijing: Skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing have officially been added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The decision by the International Olympic Committee was expected after its executive board agreed to an initial list of 28 sports in December. Los Angles organizers have welcomed the …

IOC approves proposal to include skateboarding, surfing and rock climbing at 2028 LA Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

IOC approves proposal to include skateboarding, surfing and rock climbing at 2028 LA Olympics

LA Times  

An LA 2028 sign is seen in front of the Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The International Olympic Committee has approved a proposal to include surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing among the core sports for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. “The LA28 Games have always been about bringing more freshness, youthful energy and creativity into …

Q&A: How will the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles affect me?
3 years, 1 month ago

Q&A: How will the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles affect me?

LA Times  

The Olympic rings are displayed in front of the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles are still seven years away, but a proposed contract between city officials and the private LA28 organizing committee signals the beginning of critical negotiations over how the Games will be conducted. For now, they point …

Newsom offers $1 billion to complete ‘critical’ transit projects before 2028 Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Newsom offers $1 billion to complete ‘critical’ transit projects before 2028 Olympics

LA Times  

Workers clear debris while working on the subway tunnel project in downtown Los Angeles in 2017. Southern California could see as much as $1 billion in state funds next year to ensure that “critical” transit projects get built in time for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to Gov. Newsom’s announcement comes in the middle of a construction …

Olympics: Surfing and Breakdancing Among Four Sports to Win Paris 2024 Spot
4 years, 1 month ago

Olympics: Surfing and Breakdancing Among Four Sports to Win Paris 2024 Spot

News 18  

Breakdancing, surfing, skateboarding and sports climbing won a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics when the International Olympic Committee ratified their inclusion on Monday, IOC President Thomas Bach said. The Paris 2024 organising committee had last year proposed the four sports for inclusion and was waiting on a final review by the IOC’s Executive Board. Organisers Say 2020 Tokyo Games …

L.A. 2028 Olympics face many potential pitfalls on the road to fiscal responsibility
4 years, 4 months ago

L.A. 2028 Olympics face many potential pitfalls on the road to fiscal responsibility

LA Times  

Los Angeles is set to play host to the 2028 Summer Olympics, but what steps is the LA28 committee taking in ensuring costs stay in check? “Regression to the Tail: Why the Olympics Blow Up” paints a dire overall picture, showing that despite the International Olympic Committee’s efforts to make the Games more affordable, host cities are running up large …

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