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A unique sporting challenge

When it comes to hosting an Olympic Games, the to-do list for organizers is a long one. Welcoming international athletes from around the world and millions of fans is no easy task, but it’s one that organizers of the Los Angeles event face after being awarded the 2028 Olympics.

For weeks, Olympic fans will be moving around Los Angeles, taking advantage of all the local offerings such as restaurants, bars, public transportation and accommodations. But Los Angeles is up for the challenge, and organizers are even more determined to succeed after such a lengthy campaign and discussion about whether to host such a major event.

Before we get to LA28, there are still the Olympic Games that will take place this summer in Paris. For the LA28 organizing committee, it is a good opportunity to visit France and assess how Paris is meeting the challenges of hosting the Olympic Games. The focus will be on the infrastructure, the stadiums, the volunteers who help direct human traffic and the general atmosphere during the 16 days.

What happens in Paris this summer will certainly provide food for thought for those putting together the plans for 2028, with many new ideas to adopt and potentially implement in that planning, as well as areas to improve and, of course, things to avoid. But it is not just the lessons of Paris that will shape the battle plan for 2028. Lessons can also be learned from previous editions of the Games.

Hosting the Olympics won’t please everyone, but the goal is to please as many people as possible and to allow the host city to come out better than when it arrived. This could be in terms of infrastructure, culture or security. What Los Angeles wants to avoid is ruining the city by hosting the Olympics, as was the case with Rio de Janeiro in 2016. The financial deficits were significant after that event, which meant that the city came out worse than expected.

As with most sporting events, if an event goes off without a hitch, it can be considered a success. Athletes will want to focus solely on their performance, fans will want to get from point A to point B as efficiently as possible, and overseas audiences, such as those using the Olympic betting markets at Cloudbet, will want uninterrupted action. When the Games take place, the eyes of the world will be on this city.

The LA28 committee has put together a plan to meet event demands and reduce costs by utilizing existing stadiums, including the Coliseum, Staples Center and SoFi Stadium, home of the LA Rams. Recent lessons learned from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar reiterate the challenges of building new arenas, but while having existing event infrastructure in place is an advantage, ensuring that international audiences of all cultures and languages ​​are well-served is a challenge that Los Angeles believes it is well-equipped to handle.