The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), will be the host nation of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles from July 14 to 30, 2028.
Background
On 26 April 2014, the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games announced its bid proposal for the 2024 Olympics. On 28 July 2015, the USOC contacted Los Angeles about stepping in as a replacement bidder for the 2024 Summer Games after Boston dropped its bid. On 1 September 2015, the LA City Council voted 15–0 to support a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The U.S. Olympic Committee finalised its selection moments after the LA City Council's vote. On 13 January 2016, Los Angeles 2024 committee officials said they were "thrilled to welcome" the construction of a $2-billion-plus, state-of-the-art football stadium in Inglewood, California and believed the arrival of one—and perhaps two—NFL teams would bolster its chances. On 25 January 2016, the Los Angeles 2024 committee announced that it planned to place its Olympic Village on the UCLA campus. LA 2024 also announced that media members and some Olympic officials would be housed in a 15-acre residential complex USC planned to build.
On 16 February 2016, LA 2024 unveiled a new logo and its slogan, "Follow the sun." On 23 February 2016, more than 88% of Angelenos were in favor of the city's hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid, according to a survey conducted by Loyola Marymount University. On 10 March 2016, Los Angeles officials bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics turned their focus to temporary facilities that might be needed. Current plans include an elevated track built over the football field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and a proposal to temporarily convert Figueroa Street into a miles-long promenade for pedestrians and bicyclists.
On 2 June 2016, the IOC confirmed that Los Angeles would proceed to the second stage of bidding for the 2024 Summer Games. On 29 July 2016, LA 2024 officials released artist renderings of an updated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and temporary swim stadium that would be used if Los Angeles is awarded the 2024 Summer Olympics.
On 31 July 2016, Mayor Eric Garcetti led a 25-person contingent from Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro to promote their city's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. On 7 September 2016, LA 2024 planned to send a 16-person delegation to the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro as part of its ongoing campaign to bring the Olympics back to Southern California.
On 13 September 2016, the LA 2024 bid committee released a two-minute video featuring a montage of local scenes narrated by children talking about their "dream city". On 23 September 2016, LA 2024 agreed to terms with the U.S. Olympic Committee on a required but controversial marketing arrangement. The Joint Marketing Program Agreement outlines shared responsibilities—and shared income—between Los Angeles and the USOC. On 7 October 2016, LA 2024 officials again made adjustments to their proposal for the 2024 Summer Olympics, moving half of a large and potentially expensive media center to the USC campus. On 21 October 2016, the LA 2024 bid committee again enlisted U.S. Olympians to help make the case for bringing the Summer Olympics back to Los Angeles.
On 12 November 2016, Mayor Eric Garcetti and six-time gold medalist sprinter Allyson Felix led an LA 2024 presentation to an array of Olympic leaders and sports officials at a general assembly for the Assn. of National Olympic Committees in Doha, Qatar. On 23 November 2016, President-elect Trump expressed his support for Los Angeles's 2024 Olympic bid during a phone call with Mayor Garcetti. On 2 December 2016, LA 2024 released a new budget estimating it would spend $5.3 billion to stage the Games.
On 2 January 2017, Angeleno Olympians and Paralympians rode on the Rose Parade float titled "Follow the Sun" to promote the city's bid. On 9 January 2017, LA 2024 issued a report predicting that the mega-sporting event would boost the local economy by $11.2 billion. On 25 January 2017, the Los Angeles City Council gave unanimous final approval for a privately run bid. On 28 February 2017, it was announced that four Hollywood film studios (Disney, Fox, NBCUniversal and Warner Bros) would be helping promote the Los Angeles bid. On 20 April 2017, the private committee trying to bring the Summer Olympics back to Los Angeles has issued a new set of renderings and videos showing what those Games might look like.
Following the decision to award the 2024 and 2028 games simultaneously, Los Angeles announced that it would consider a bid for the 2028 Games, if certain conditions were met. On 31 July 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for the 2028 games, with $1.8 billion of additional funding to support local sport and the Games programme.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 4 4 8Artistic swimming 0 0 8Badminton 1 1 2Baseball 24 0 24Basketball 16 16 32Boxing 3 3 6Cycling 5 5 10Diving 4 4 8Equestrian 0 0 9Flag football 10 10 20Football 18 18 36Golf 1 1 2Gymnastics 1 7 8Handball 14 14 28Judo 7 7 14Modern pentathlon 1 1 2Paddle 3 3 6Rowing 2 2 4Rugby sevens 12 12 24Sailing 7 7 14Shooting 6 6 12Skateboarding 1 1 2Softball 0 15 15Sport climbing 1 1 2Surfing 1 1 2Table tennis 3 3 6Taekwondo 2 2 4Tennis 3 3 6Triathlon 2 2 4Volleyball 14 14 28Water polo 11 11 22Weightlifting 3 3 6 Total 162 159 338
Baseball
The United States national baseball team secured an Olympic berth automatically via host nation quota.
Summary TeamEventGroup stageRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2SemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUnited States men'sMen's tournament
Equestrian
As the host nation, the US automatically qualified in all event.
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank Individual colspan=2 rowspan=3 See aboveTeam
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank Individual See aboveTeamcolspan=3
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalJump-offPenaltiesTimeRankPenaltiesTimeRankPenaltiesTimeRank Individual See aboveTeamcolspan=3
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position
Flag football
As the host nation, the US automatically qualified men's and women's team for the games.
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Gymnastics
Rhythmic As the host nation, the US directly qualified group and one individual for the Olympic tournament.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank Individual
Judo
As the host nation, US judoka received fourteen quota places (seven in each gender) at their disposal for the Games.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank –60 kg –66 kg –73 kg –81 kg –90 kg –100 kg +100 kg
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank –48 kg –52 kg –57 kg –63 kg –70 kg –78 kg +78 kg
Mixed Nations qualifying at least one athlete in the −57 (−48, −52 & −57), −70 (−57, −63 & −70) & +70 (−70, −78 & +78) weight categories for women, and at least one athlete in the −73 (−60, −66 & −73), −90 (−73, −81 & −90) & +90 (−90, −100 & +100) weight categories for men, would compete in the team event.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank Team
Rugby sevens
Summary TeamEventPool roundQuarterfinalSemifinal / Final / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUnited States men'sMen's tournamentUnited States women'sWomen's tournament
Men's tournament
As the host nation, the United States national rugby sevens team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
Women's tournament
As the host nation, the United States women's national rugby sevens team directly qualified for the Olympic tournament.
Sailing
As the host nation, the US automatically received a spot in every competition of the sport.
Elimination events AthleteEventRaceFinal rank1234567891011121314QFSF1SF2SF3SF4SF5SF6F1F2F3F4F5F6 Men's Formula Kite Men's IQFoil Women's Formula Kite Women's IQFoil
Medal race events AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112131415M* Men's ILCA 7colspan=5 – Men's 49ercolspan="3" Women's ILCA 6colspan=5 – Women's 49erFXcolspan="3"
Mixed AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M* 470colspan=2 Nacra 17 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Triathlon
As the host nation, United States automatically secured four athletes quota, comprising two men and two women.
Individual AthleteEventTimeRank Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Men's Women's
Relay AthleteEventTimeRank Swim (300 m) Trans 1 Bike (7 km) Trans 2 Run (2 km) Total Mixed relayrowspan=4 Totalcolspan=5
Volleyball
Indoor Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankUnited States men'sMen's tournamentUnited States women'sWomen's tournament
Men's tournament
United States men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics through the host nation quota.
Women's tournament
United States men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics through the host nation quota.
Water polo
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankUnited States men'sMen's tournamentUnited States women'sWomen's tournament
Men's tournament
The United States men's water polo team automatically qualified for the games by virtue of the host nation quota.
Women's tournament
The United States women's water polo team automatically qualified for the games by virtue of the host nation quota.
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