The Los Angeles Metropolis Council on Wednesday confirmed the relocation of the closing ceremonies for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Video games from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood to solely the LA Memorial Coliseum.
In a unanimous vote, the council permitted a movement launched by members Curren Value and Marqueece Harris-Dawson to enact the change. The Metropolis Council’s motion finalizes a call LA28, the host committee, had beforehand introduced earlier this yr.
There was no prior dialogue earlier than the vote. Because the host metropolis, and pursuant to the Video games Settlement, Los Angeles should present written approval for any adjustments to the venue plan for the official Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Video games.
In Might, LA28 introduced that ceremonies can be held on the LA Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Inglewood Mayor James Butt joined LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover for the announcement.
The Coliseum would be the first venue to host three Summer season Olympics Opening Ceremonies. It beforehand hosted Opening Ceremonies in 1932 and 1984.
The 2028 Opening Ceremony, scheduled for July 14, will likely be shared between the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium, making a dual-venue expertise that can even function the Olympic debut for the Inglewood facility.
“The venues chosen for the 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremonies will spotlight Los Angeles’ wealthy sporting historical past and cutting-edge future, showcasing the easiest that LA has to supply on the world stage,” LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman stated in a earlier assertion. “These two extraordinary venues will create an unforgettable expertise, welcoming followers from throughout the globe to an Olympic and Paralympic Video games like by no means earlier than and concluding what is going to go down as some of the unimaginable Video games in historical past.”
The Closing Ceremony is ready for July 30, 2028, on the Coliseum.
The Paralympic Opening Ceremony is ready at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 14, 2028, and can kick off the primary Paralympic Video games in Los Angeles. The Paralympic Closing Ceremony will happen on the Coliseum on Aug. 27, 2028.
