It will be the largest Olympic Games in history with 51 sports. Baseball and softball are returning, along with cricket and lacrosse. And flag football and squash are making their Olympic debuts.
The majority of the competition schedule for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was announced Wednesday by its organizing committee, LA28.
The 2028 Games will be the largest in history with 51 sports. The opening ceremony is scheduled for July 14, 2028, with the closing ceremony set for Day 16, July 30, 2028.
The first medal event will be the triathlon, which will be held in Venice on Day 1, July 15.
However, as is custom, several team sports will begin preliminary competition before the opening ceremony — cricket, soccer, handball, water polo, basketball, rugby and field hockey.
The final Olympic champions will be decided on Day 16 in swimming at SoFi Stadium, just before the closing ceremony.
There will be 26 finals sessions across 23 sports on what organizers are billing as “Super Saturday,” July 29, 2028, with 15 gold and bronze medal team sport matchups and finals for 15 individual sports.
Baseball and softball will be returning to the Olympics after not being on the schedule for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The baseball gold medal game will be played on Day 5 at Dodger Stadium, and the softball gold medal game on Day 15 in Oklahoma City.
