Los Angeles Olympics 2028

NPR News

Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows

Chinese athletes say they compete "clean" despite positive drug tests in 2021 that were kept secret. Diplomatic tensions over the case continue to escalate as U.S. officials push for reform.

News

Team USA wins its first medal of the Paris Summer Olympics

The U.S. wins its first medals of the summer olympics

Education

This high school has produced Olympians for every Summer Games since 1952

Water polo player Max Irving and track athlete Rachel Glenn are among the more than 30 Olympians that have graduated from Wilson High School in Long Beach.

An American flag hands from the rafter of a high school gym. The primary colors on the walls and banners are burgundy and golden yellow. On the right, more than a dozen identical banners with the Olympic rings list the names of alumni that have competed in the Summer Games.

Explore LA

Flag Football Set To Make Olympic Debut At Los Angeles 2028 Games

The game has been growing in popularity.

Two male presenting Black people play flag football as a small crowd watches on in the background. They wear black and white uniforms.

Explore LA

Flag Football And Squash To Make Olympics Debut At 2028 LA Games

Cricket and lacrosse — both last seen in the early 1900s — also return, as does baseball and softball.

A screen shows two athletes playing squash and flag football. A female presenting person stands in front of a podium wearing a blue blazer and white shirt beside a white Olympic flag.

Transportation & Mobility

How LA Metro Says It Will Improve Olympics Transit After Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Tours

After the Los Angeles region saw hundreds of thousands of fans clog the streets for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé tours, LA Metro is planning transit upgrades for the Olympics.