Seven more sports were added to venues south of downtown Los Angeles along the Figueroa Street corridor, joining athletics, gymnastics and diving which were previously announced.
The Los Angeles Convention Center, which was used in 1984 as the main press center, will host fencing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo and wrestling. Weightlifting will be at a theater across the street.
Golf will be played at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles. Badminton will be held at Galen Center on the University of Southern California campus.
“With these venue assignments, we’re very proud to bring the Games to many of our vibrant and diverse communities,” said Janet Evans, LA28 chief athlete officer and a four-time gold medalist. “The City of Los Angeles will host more Olympic sports than anywhere else, and Carson and Long Beach, which hosted competitions in previous Games, will host more competitions than ever before.”
Last month, the Los Angeles organizing committee proposed several venue assignments that move competitions outside of city boundaries, compared to its 2017 bid plan. Those changes require written consent from the city council, which is reviewing the proposal. The International Olympic Committee has already approved the changes.
