Los Angeles Olympics news

The Olympics fixed LA’s traffic once—can the 2028 games do it permanently?

Transportation solutions deployed for the 1984 Summer Olympics are even more relevant today.

The most anticipated transit projects opening in time for the 2028 LA Olympics

LA’s transit network will look dramatically different in 11 years.

Mapped: The future sites of LA's 2028 Olympic games

Ten years from now, the Olympics will return to Los Angeles for the first time since 1984.

Take a look back at LA when the 1984 Olympics came to town

Only 34 years have passed, but a lot has changed.

IOC officially names LA as host city for the 2028 Olympic games

The city has been all but assured to host, but a unanimous vote Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee cemented the return of the games in 2028.

Long Beach pier may need to be rebuilt for 2028 Olympics

The 50-year-old pier is set to be used during sailing events, but Mayor Robert Garcia says it’s "in massive need of repair."

LA agrees to host 2028 Olympic games

An agreement with the IOC paves the way for Paris to host in 2024, while LA will get the games four years after that.

LA Olympics: Either LA or Paris has to agree to 2028—or risk losing the chance to host

City leaders and IOC officials have to reach a deal by September.

Olympics heading to LA after IOC votes to award 2024 and 2028 games simultaneously

With only two remaining candidates bidding for the games, all that’s left to decide is which city will host first.

Here are the private donors funding LA’s Olympics bid

The filing comes hot on the heels of a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee’s executive committee all but assuring that Los Angeles will host the Olympic games in the next 11 years.

Q&A: Should LA think twice about hosting the Olympics?

A growing coalition called NOlympics LA says the games would hurt the city. We asked an organizing member to tell us why.

IOC board recommends plan that would bring the Olympics to Los Angeles

It’s just about a done deal that the Olympics are coming to LA, either in 2024 or 2028. IOC president Thomas Bach called the arrangement a "win-win-win."

LA may host the Olympics in 2028—not 2024

The International Olympic Committee is reportedly considering a deal that would simultaneously award the 2024 games to Paris and the 2028 games to LA.

Plans for Los Angeles Olympics on display in new renderings

The images reveal how recognizable venues like the Rose Bowl and the Forum would be transformed for the games.

See how Long Beach would be transformed for the 2024 Olympics

The city’s waterfront would play a big part in the 2024 games—if LA wins its bid.

2024 Olympics: See the flashy sports park planned for the Valley

The city’s bid committee releases renderings of a brightly colored temporary sports park in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area.

Tickets to 2024 Olympics opening ceremonies in LA expected to cost about $1,700

It would cost as much as attending the Super Bowl or NBA Finals.

How LA’s Olympic Bid could steer the games in a new direction

Los Angeles is an underdog in its battle to win the 2024 Olympic games, having last hosted only 32 years ago. But Olympics planner Bill Hanway says the city's bid could usher in a new era of responsible approaches to hosting.

Santa Monica really wants to host 2024 Olympics beach volleyball

LA's Olympic bid book touts Santa Monica State Beach as the presumable location for beach volleyball events. Plans call for a 12,000-seat temporary arena near the Santa Monica Pier. Exciting! But there could be some serious drawbacks.

Can LA really win its Olympic bid?

Facing steep competition from Rome, Budapest, and especially Paris, Los Angeles might not seem like the favorite to host the 2024 Olympic games. But Bill Hanway, who helmed planning efforts for the games in London and Rio, says the city has a shot.

First look at the Coliseum's Olympics makeover

New renderings and a video show how the venue would be converted from a college football field into a place where track and field events would happen. There's also venue shuffling that's moving swimming events away from the new soccer stadium.

LA Residents Really Want the 2024 Olympics

Nearly 90 percent of LA County residents want the Games, hoping for an "economic boost" that probably won't come.

Los Angeles's New 2024 Olympics Bid Book Lays Out Plans for UCLA and Downtown

Here's Los Angeles's Competition to Host the 2024 Olympics

LA Metro Wants to Speed Up Two Rail Lines So They're Ready By the 2024 Olympics