2028 Summer Olympics facts for kids
| Host city | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
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| Motto | Follow the Sun | ||
| Opening | July 21 | ||
| Closing | August 6 | ||
| Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park |
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The 2028 Summer Olympics, which will be officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, is a sporting event that will happen from July 21 to August 6 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Applying to host the games was supposed to begin in 2019. The host city was supposed to be announced in 2021. In July 2017, The International Olympic Committee decided to award 2024 and 2028 Games at the same time. On July 31, 2017, an agreement was announced that Los Angeles would apply to host the 2028 Summer Olympics. The agreement made Paris, France host the 2024 Summer Olympics. On September 13, 2017, the hosts for both Olympic games was announced at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru.
Candidate City
Los Angeles, California, United States (chosen)
 Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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Interior view of SoFi Stadium at Hollywood Park
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Metro E Line train in Downtown Los Angeles
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Dignity Health Sports Park Center
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Long Beach
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Riviera Country Club
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The Kia Forum
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UCLA student housing site of the Olympic Village
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The Rose Bowl
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For first time, Surfing was included in the IOC's list of 28 core sports for the Olympics. The 2028 games will mark the third time Surfing is contested at the Olympics.
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