There is a historic change in the history of the Olympic Games. It will not be in Paris, but it will be in Los Angeles 2028. World Athletics and the Organizing Committee of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LA28) They announced this Friday a “historic change” in the competition calendar by setting athletics in the first week. Usually, this was disputed in the second, which makes swimming also moves to the second.
He Los Angeles Memorial Coliseumfirst stage that will host tests in three Games Olympic Games, will be the center of athletics in the first week of the 2028 Olympic Games. This was decided by both entities in a unprecedented measure.
“This change underscores our commitment to innovation in athletics and raising the global profile of our athletes. By prioritizing athletics in the first week, Games will witness the most exciting startcaptivating audiences around the world and setting the stage for an unforgettable Olympic journey for global audiences”said the British Sebastian Coepresident of World Athletics.
World Athletics and the Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee also announced that swimming competitions will be moved to the second weekin which the evidence of marathon with the awarding of medals during the closing ceremony, a tradition that corresponds to an event that has been part of the program since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
“During the last months we have worked closely with World Athletics, World Aquatics, the IOC and OBS to evaluate the opportunities around this competition calendar exchange. We believe that the positive effects of this change will spread beyond the two sports involved, strengthening the Games as a whole and ultimately benefiting all sports in the sports program,” he said Janet EvansLA28 athlete director.
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will be held from July 14 to 30, 2028 and they will have more than 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries who will compete in 35 sports of the sports program. This is the third time that Los Angeles will host the Olympic Games, after those in 1932 and 1984.
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