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LA Memorial Coliseum to host the 2028 Olympic closing ceremony, dropping SoFi Stadium
A view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the closing ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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The 2028 Olympics closing ceremony will take place at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park. The event was originally scheduled to be split between the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
What happened? The L.A. City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to consolidate the closing ceremony in Exposition Park.
Why the change? "This is something very important that LA28, the council and members of the community have been working on for months to make sure we affirm the position of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, built for the Olympics or built to attract the Olympics in the early 1930s — that it in fact becomes one of the only buildings in the world to host three opening or closing ceremonies,” L.A. Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson said at an Olympics and Paralympic games ad hoc committee meeting on Oct. 29.
What else has changed? In September, the City Council voted to approve the venue change for Olympic diving to be held at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena. Organizers had originally planned to host diving at Exposition Park, but moved the competition citing cost savings and increased revenue due to the Rose Bowl’s capacity for more tickets.
What about the Opening Ceremony? Opening ceremonies remain the same and will take place at the Coliseum and Sofi Stadium at 5 p.m., July 14, 2028. Here are details on the schedule for the Games.
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