The Olympics Are Coming to Los Angeles in 2028: Everything We Know So Far

• Although the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have come to an end, fans can already look forward to the Games' next iteration in Los Angeles, which will take place in 2028
• The U.S.-helmed games will see the Olympic debut of men's and women’s flag football as well as squash
• Tom Cruise closed out the 2024 Paris Games and officially handed off the Olympic torch to L.A. in an awe-inspiring, stunt-filled display

The 2024 Paris Olympics have officially said au revoir – but luckily for fans of the world’s biggest sporting event, the 2028 Olympics Games in Los Angeles are on the way!

In just 1,432 days, the L.A. Olympics will begin with an opening ceremony on July 14, 2028, and come to a close on July 30, according to CNN. Organizers of the L.A. Games have already provided a few details of which venues will play host to Olympic events – with L.A. Memorial Coliseum becoming the first ever stadium to host three Olympic opening ceremonies and athletics competitions, with the first two being in 1932 and 1984, CNN said.

Additionally, the regular home of both the L.A. Lakers and the L.A. Sparks basketball teams, The Arena, will be the home of Olympic gymnastics competitions. The 1932 Pool in Exposition Park will serve as the site for diving competitions, per CNN.

Following the L.A. Olympics, the 2028 Paralympic Games will begin in Southern California on Aug. 15, and end on Aug. 27, the outlet said.

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During a recent interview with CNN, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass spoke about her goal for the city's Olympics to be “car-free” despite notorious traffic issues within the area. “We’re a very car-dependent city but it means that if you are going to attend any of the sports venues, you’re going to have to take public transportation,” Bass said. 

She continued by adding, “We’ve been building out our system, but we’re also going to need a lot of buses, thousands of buses from neighboring cities and states to help us deliver that.” Bass also stated that L.A. will use 3,000 buses loaned from across the United States, while simultaneously encouraging remote work and investing in the city’s public transportation system.

Bringing the Olympic Games back to the U.S. means there will be new sports added and the return of events that have not been played in competition in several years. 

Events making their Olympic debut at the L.A. Games are men's and women’s flag football and squash – while baseball, softball, lacrosse and cricket will all return, according to Yahoo! Sports. However, breakdancing, which was highly criticized and mocked at the Paris Games, will not make an appearance in the 2028 Games, the outlet said.

U.S. fans got a glimpse of the spectacle expected when the Games return home courtesy of Tom Cruise's jaw-dropping appearance at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony when he officially handed the Olympics off to L.A. 

The actor, long known for doing his own stunts, helped wrap up the Paris Olympics and hand things off to L.A. for the 2028 Games with a skydiving stunt that saw him swing from atop Stade de France before touching down on the stadium’s field.

The Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One star, 62, greeted athletes as he walked toward the stage, accompanied by some shredding guitar courtesy of H.E.R., who had just sung the American national anthem.

He received the Olympic flag from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and gymnast Simone Biles, then strapped it safely to the back of a motorcycle and rode off into the sunset — or at least, into a pre-recorded video that tracked his journey to Hollywood.

In the video, Cruise sped down the streets of Paris on the motorcycle, passing landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, before cruising onto a waiting airplane.

"I'm on my way," he said, as he put on skydiving gear to the tune of "By the Way" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Cruise then leapt from the plane and headed to the iconic Hollywood sign, where he turned the "O"s into Olympic rings before passing the flag off to Olympic cyclist Kate Courtney.