Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games organizers announce more locations in Long Beach and Carson

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Organizers of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles are preparing for the big event by announcing more venues.

Eight events will take place in downtown LA, with five sports played at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Long Beach will host seven sports, while Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson will host four events.

“There will be about 10,500 Olympians in Los Angeles in the summer of 2028 and about 6,000 Paralympians, plus a lot of fans, a lot of support staff, a lot of different stakeholders and people from all over the world,” said LA28 chief athletes officer Janet Evans. “It’s coming and we’re excited.”

Long Beach hosts the second most sporting events with a total of seven, including rowing, water polo and marathon swimming.

“This is the third time we’ve actually hosted the Olympics. So in 1932 we were there, that’s when Marine Stadium was built. In 1984 we hosted a number of events,” Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said. “This time we’re hosting more events than we did in ’32 and ’84, combined with activating different parts of our city, from Marine Stadium, the Belmont Shore, the shoreline, our water events.”

City officials said this is huge for Long Beach and the economy. The Olympics will bring a new wave of tourists and athletes to the area.

“So as the fall rolls around, we’re going to see a lot of people moving to Long Beach. We’re just lucky. I feel fortunate that the city of Long Beach has so much planned for LA28,” said Long Beach City Councilmember Kristina Duggan.

“I think the people of Long Beach need to be lifted up. There’s been a lot of negative things happening in the city and this is an opportunity to bring the community together,” said Long Beach resident Denise Fields.

In the coming months, organizers will announce more venues and new sports added to the 2028 Olympic Games.