{"id":35,"date":"2019-02-26T14:11:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999940243"},"modified":"2019-02-26T14:11:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T22:11:09","slug":"mayor-confirms-possibility-of-2028-olympic-rowing-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/mayor-confirms-possibility-of-2028-olympic-rowing-in-long-beach","title":{"rendered":"Mayor confirms possibility of 2028 Olympic Rowing in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Rowing Council is considering a proposal<\/a> that would move the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic rowing competition from Lake Perris to Long Beach’s Marine Stadium, according to a report from insidethegames.biz<\/a>. Long Beach hosted the Olympic rowing event in 1932, the first time Los Angeles hosted the Games.<\/p>\n

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia confirmed that he was aware of the talks and that the city is open to hosting more than the seven events it\u2019s already scheduled to host.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been very open since day one that we welcome as many events in Long Beach as possible,\u201d he said Tuesday afternoon. \u201cWe obviously are really pleased with our partnership and with our current events that we have. We would love to have rowing in the city. It\u2019s part of our history, it\u2019s part of Long Beach.<\/p>\n

“But we know, at the end of the day, that\u2019s a decision that will be made by the rowing federation and the Olympics. We\u2019ll support any decision they make and it\u2019s important to us to get the community involved. We know it would be a very exciting event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long Beach is already scheduled to host men\u2019s and women\u2019s water polo, the triathlon, BMX biking, handball, open water swimming and sailing as part of a downtown waterfront Long Beach sports park, the largest grouping of Olympic events outside of the main Olympic sports park in downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The local rowing community expressed excitement at the idea of bringing Olympic rowing back to the city and Marine Stadium which was built specifically to host the 1932 Olympic\u00a0rowing competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be fantastic, it would be great for the sport and we have a much better venue than the one they\u2019ve been considering,\u201d said John Van Blom, a Long Beach native and three-time Olympic rower. \u201cIt would draw attention to the incredible tradition that we\u2019ve had here. It would be a big boost.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are some hurdles to overcome, including the configuration of the course and bridge over Marine Stadium connecting Marina Pacifica to Naples Island. Hosting the event in Long Beach as opposed to Riverside County\u2019s Lake Perris reservoir would cut down on the costs of building a separate athlete\u2019s village in the Inland Empire.<\/p>\n

L.A. 2028 organizers told the Los Angeles Times that no changes have yet been made.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no changes to our plan. We’re aware the World Rowing Council is considering other possibilities, but at this time our plan remains the same.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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