From 'car-free' venues to introducing cricket as a sport, all you need to know about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics promises to be a starrer of an event right at the heart of United States, and Olympic enthusiasts are already going gaga at the hype of the Games in the city, with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre already joining the LA28 Olympic handover celebration, the videos of which viral on the Internet.

Is cricket really coming back at the Los Angeles Olympics?

Meanwhile, there are talks about the sports that are being featured at the LA Olympics, including the likes of cricket and lacrosse, some of the most popular sports in the country, as well as the entire world. If reports are to be believed, cricket is officially making a comeback to the Los Angeles Olympics, after more than a hundred years, and will be played in the popular T20 format, typically popular across the world.

It is also interesting to note that United States was one of the hosting nations of the cricket's T20 World Cup very recently, and the sport has garnered some crazy popularity since then, as it is quite similar to the game of baseball.

Which are the other sports to be seen at the LA28 Olympics?

The LA28 Olympics will see some new sports, including flag football, lacrosse, along with paraclimbing, which is a new set of Paralympic discipline, typically followed in the United States.

Surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing, which have been seen in earlier editions of the Olympic Games, will also be featured in the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics too.

Los Angeles becomes a three-time host city

Los Angeles will set a new record for hosting the Olympic Games for the third time, and will share this feat with the likes of Paris and London. Los Angeles would surely take a leaf out of Paris' book, and use as much readily available infrastructure as possible, and think out of the box, just like Paris, where the opening ceremony was held on the banks of the river Seine, leading up to the iconic Eiffel Tower.

FAQs:

Is Los Angeles going to host the next Olympics?
Yes, the next Olympic Games are going to be hosted by Los Angeles, and will see the induction of some majorly followed sporting events.

Will the Los Angeles Olympics be car free?
Yes, the Los Angeles Olympics will be 'car free', meaning that you would need to use readily available public transport in order to access the venue.