LA28 unveils new-look Olympic competition schedule - with some interesting changes
By Becky Hart
Published 13/11/2025 at 17:39 GMT
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Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics, and an action-packed schedule that sees some notable changes from the traditional sequence of sports has been unveiled. LA28 is set to be the biggest Olympics ever, with 36 sports and 51 disciplines for starters, and parity between men and women in terms of athlete numbers. But which event is on when? And who might get the first medal of the Games?
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The 2028 Summer Olympics is expected to be the biggest in history, as Los Angeles becomes the first US city to host the summer Games since Atlanta in 1996.
LA28 have now released the competition schedule, and there are some notable departures from the traditional order of events, that run from Saturday, July 15 to Sunday, July 30.
Athletics is often scheduled for the second week of the Games, but this time LA28 will start with speed, with the women’s 100m final taking place on the opening night.
The men’s 10,000m final is also on the opening night of track action.
The men’s 100m final takes place on the second night of action, with swimming switching to the second week in a historic swap.
But the first medal of the games won’t be won on the track - it will be awarded down at Venice Beach, with the women’s triathlon set to crown the first gold medallist of LA28.
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ulien Alfred of Team Saint Lucia celebrates winning the gold medal
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There are 36 sports and 51 disciplines taking centre stage across 49 venues around Los Angeles.
LA28 is going to break plenty of records across a number of parameters, starting with the number of female competitors - who should total 50.5% of the athlete quota for the first time.
And the women’s events will be starting with a bang, as Day 1 sees the highest number of women’s finals in Olympic history.
The triathlon starts the action-packed opening day, before the women’s shot put medals are awarded in athletics to go with the 100m final. There are also medals up for grabs in the judo, fencing, kayak, rugby sevens and air rifle too.
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Day 1 might break records, but it won’t see the most number of finals in one day - that honour goes to ‘Super Saturday’ on Day 15 of the Games.
The final Saturday will see 26 finals across 23 sports, including sport climbing, swimming, beach volleyball, hockey and boxing.
There will be plenty of new sports in the spotlight in LA too. Cricket is making a comeback to the Olympics for the first time in over a century, while baseball and softball both return after a much shorter spell on the sidelines.
Lacrosse, flag football and squash are also all joining the Olympic programme in LA.
As for the British stars, if Paris is anything to go by, there will be plenty of talent littered across the entirety of the Olympic programme.
The women's 800m takes place on the first Tuesday, July 15, which could see Keely Hodgkinson defend her Paris gold.
Great Britain have a proud record in the women's heptathlon too, and that concludes on Saturday, July 22.
The men's 1500m is another event not to be missed, with a big chance of British medals - that is on Wednesday, July 16.
Away from the athletics, the swimming begins on Saturday, July 22 and runs all the way to the final day of the Games.
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Keely Hodgkinson
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The track cycling also takes place towards the end of the Games, with the women's Sprint and Omnium, and the men's Keirin taking place on the last day of action.
The final Friday of the Games will see the men's tennis conclude, with Carlos Alcaraz chasing the gold medal he missed out on in Paris, with Novak Djokovic aiming to retire at LA28.
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