{"id":131,"date":"2017-09-13T18:24:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T18:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/the-2028-summer-olympics-will-reportedly-land-in-los-angeles-long-beach\/"},"modified":"2017-09-13T18:24:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T18:24:31","slug":"the-2028-summer-olympics-will-reportedly-land-in-los-angeles-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/the-2028-summer-olympics-will-reportedly-land-in-los-angeles-long-beach","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: IOC Officially Announces Los Angeles as Host of the 2028 Summer Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-54032\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lb_waterfront_triathalon_and_swimming.jpg\" alt=\"lb waterfront triathalon and swimming\" width=\"620\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Rendering courtesy of LA 2028 committee of Olympic Games in Long Beach.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE |<\/strong> The LA 2028 campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LA2028\/status\/908024813867765760\">tweeted this morning<\/a>\u00a0that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially confirmed that Los Angeles will be the host city of the 2028 Olympic &amp; Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia retweeted the announcement, adding that \u201cLong Beach will be a huge part of it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8230;..and it&#8217;s official! LA2028 is happening and Long Beach will be a huge part of it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CLqL2ySCqx\">https:\/\/t.co\/CLqL2ySCqx<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertGarciaLB\/status\/908025150662172673\">September 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script> <\/center> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028! This historic double allocation is a \u2018win-win-win\u2019 situation for the city of Paris, the city of Los Angeles and the IOC,\u201d IOC President, Thomas Bach, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The official announcement was made during the session of the IOC meeting in Lima, Peru today which was attended by Garcia as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iocmedia\">IOC Media<\/a> tweeted out several quotes made by Paris and Los Angeles city officials and Olympic committee members during the convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBring[ing the] Games back to LA will change the lives of thousands of kids here,\u201d said four-time Olympic champion and vice chair of the LA 2024 (now LA 2028) committee Janet Evans.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was quoted during the session saying, \u201cThe Olympics will spur a bold vision for our city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paris2024\">@Paris2024<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LA2028\">@LA2028<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IOCSession?src=hash\">#IOCSession<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lima?src=hash\">#Lima<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash\">#Olympics<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olympicchannel\">@OlympicChannel<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/etlauX5kIY\">pic.twitter.com\/etlauX5kIY<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iocmedia\/status\/908027537099509760\">September 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script> <\/center> <\/p>\n<p><em>This story will be updated as more information becomes available<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PREVIOUSLY: The 2028 Summer Olympics Will Reportedly Land in Los Angeles, Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7\/31\/17 at 11:30AM |<\/strong> It looks like Long Beach will get to host<a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/new-renderings-show-la2024-s-vision-for-olympic-games-in-long-beach\/\"> seven Olympic events<\/a> in 2028, when the Summer Games will land in Los Angeles, according to the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/sportsnow\/la-sp-2028-olympics-deal-20170731-story.html\">reported today<\/a>\u00a0that the city \u201chas reached an agreement with Olympic leaders on terms that will pave the way for hosting the Summer Games in 2028 instead of 2024, according to a source close to the negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url('images\/stephanie\/LA2024\/lb_rendering_bmx_and_water_polo.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; float: left; margin-right: 30px; display:none;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p> <small style=\"font-weight: lighter;\">RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n<h2 ><a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Related Link', 'click', 'Realted Link v1');\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/new-renderings-show-la2024-s-vision-for-olympic-games-in-long-beach\/\">New Renderings Show LA2024\u2019s Vision for Olympic Games in Long Beach<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<p>The IOC is expected to make an announcement later today, according to the <em>Times<\/em>, although whether Los Angeles would host the 2024 or 2028 games was to be announced officially in September. That\u2019s not to say this recent development was not to be expected.<\/p>\n<p>The IOC voted on July 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/los-angeles-long-beach-certain-to-host-2028-olympics-with-recent-ioc-vote\/\">to award both Summer Olympics<\/a> simultaneously in September, with Paris organizers insisting on hosting the \u201824 games \u201cbecause they said the planned Olympic village will not be available in &#8217;28,\u201d according to reports.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url('images\/asia\/lb_rendering_bmx_and_water_polo.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; float: left; margin-right: 30px; display:none;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p> <small style=\"font-weight: lighter;\">RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n<h2 ><a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Related Link', 'click', 'Realted Link v1');\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/los-angeles-long-beach-certain-to-host-2028-olympics-with-recent-ioc-vote\/\">Los Angeles, Long Beach, Likely to Host 2028 Olympics with Recent IOC Vote<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width:100%; float:left;\" \/>\n<p><em>This story will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The LA 2028 campaign\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LA2028\/status\/908024813867765760\">tweeted this morning<\/a>\u00a0that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially confirmed that Los Angeles will be the host city of the 2028 Olympic &amp; Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":16478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[60],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-la-2028","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=131"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}