When are the next Olympics? What to know before Los Angeles 2028

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The LA 2028 sign is seen in front of the Olympic cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - AP/Richard Vogel

The next Summer Olympic Games after Paris 2024 are scheduled for 2028. Here is what we know so far.

When is the next Olympics?​


The 2028 Olympics will begin on July 14, 2028 and conclude on July 30, 2028. It will be followed by the Paralympic Games, which will be held between August 15 and 27.

Where will the next Olympics take place?​


After the withdrawal of other bidding cities, the International Olympic Committee awarded the games to Los Angeles, California.

LA previously hosted the Olympics in 1932 and 1984 and will become the third city – after London and Paris – to host the Summer Games three times.

How can I get tickets?​


The ticketing process has not begun for the 2028 Olympics. But you can register for ticketing information on the LA 2028 website.

What is the latest news about the 2028 Olympics?​


The 2028 Games will feature more female athletes than male for the first time in history after more women’s football teams were granted entry.

For the first time since women’s football was added to the Olympic programme at Atlanta 1996, the number of female teams will outnumber men’s sides by 16 to 12.

It follows a request from Fifa president Gianni Infantino to reverse the number of teams across the two sexes that participated at Paris 2024, and means that 5,333 women will be included in the initial sports programme for Los Angeles 2028, marginally more than the 5,167 allocation for men, while additional sports will be split 376 to 322 in favour of men.

Water polo has also increased the number of female teams to 12 in order to match the number in the men’s category, boxing will add a new women’s weight category to provide full gender parity and new mixed events will be included across archery, athletics (4x100m mixed relay), golf, gymnastics, rowing coastal beach sprint and table tennis.

What about the 2032 and 2036 Olympics?​


The 2032 Games will be held in Brisbane, Australia.

The bidding process is under way for the 2036 Games, with Turkey, India, Indonesia and Chile among the nations who are considering hosting.

Of a potential Olympics 2036 bid, HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, the Saudi sports minister, said: “I think we now have all that it takes to host any tournament that comes our way... I am not in a position to comment on specific bids, but I can tell you that we always keep an eye out on different events and sports properties that we could partner with.

“We were recently awarded the right to host the Asian Winter Games in 2029 and have also secured the 2034 Asian Games two years ago. Our focus now lies on building on our existing world-class infrastructure and preparing new ones for them.”

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