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Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

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Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games
The 2028 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad and also as LA 2028, will run from July 14-30 of that year. It will be the first time Los Angeles has hosted the Games since 1984; it also hosted the event in 1932.
Asian Games MVPs Yu Zidi of China (second from left) and Thailand’s Boonson Puripol (second from right) with Olympic Council of Asia officials Ding Ning (left) and Vinod Kumar Tiwari on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2026

China swimmers Yu, Zhang among Asian Games stars who could light up LA Games

Games MVPs Yu and Thai Boonson Puripol among Asia’s best athletics, swimming hopes of shining at 2028 Olympics, along with a weightlifter.

Asian Games 2026

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Asian Games 2026

North Korea’s weightlifters target Olympics after Asian Games world record haul

Asian Games 2026

Chinese teen sensation Yu Zidi set for Olympic stardom after golden Asian Games

Schoolgirl won all three individual events she swam this week in Tokyo in some of the year’s fastest times, will be only 15 in Los Angeles.

China’s Zidi Yu celebrates on the podium after winning the 400m individual medley final in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
IOC

Pentathletes test American Ninja Warrior skills in Beijing as warm-up for Olympics

Obstacle race will replace show jumping in modern pentathlon at 2028 Games, organisers say move will make sport ‘very exciting and very cool’.

Volleyball

Historic Olympic qualification caps Thailand’s volleyball rise, China’s fall

Thailand beat China 3-2 to win Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship, earning a spot at a Games for the first time.

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Lacrosse

For love of the game: why some Hong Kong athletes chase impossible Olympic dreams

Some of the city’s best will never reach an Olympics, let alone a podium, so why do they continue to train as hard as those who do.

Hong Kong women’s captain Sally Tang (right) and Baron Lee are at opposite ends of their lacrosse careers, but the likelihood of either playing at an Olympics is slim. Photo: Sun Yeung

USA gunning for China in Los Angeles Paralympics, says swimming phenomenon

Ali Truwit, winner of two silvers in Paris one year after losing lower left leg in shark attack, believes home fans will inspire 2028 hosts.

NFL (National Football League)

As flag football grows in China, Hong Kong pushes to join the fun with NFL stars

Jay Ma has been involved in the sport for years, now he’s president of the Hong Kong American Football Legion and has Olympics in his sights.

ITTF

China’s champion ‘Long Mang’ duo to reunite at doubles-only national championships

Ma Long, Xu Xin are one of 68 men’s and women’s teams playing in special debut event that brings together almost 400 athletes from 27 areas.

Xu Xin (left) and Ma Long on their way to helping China win the men’s team gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Photo: Getty Images
IOC

IOC eases path towards Russia return at LA Games, but World Athletics ban remains

IOC president says athletes should not be punished for “actions of their governments”, but decision isn’t binding on governing bodies.

The International Olympic Committee’s decision is not binding on other sporting governing bodies. Photo: Getty Images
Swimming

US swimmer Walsh breaks 50m freestyle world record days after rival sets new mark

The 23-year-old has now broken ⁠a world record 21 times, is viewed as a ⁠top contender for the US heading into the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Lacrosse

New women’s lacrosse team coach to be ‘present’ as Hong Kong aims for Olympics

Unlike previous coaches, ex-Great Britain midfielder Emily Gray will be based in the city to coach the team during its critical periods.

World Athletics Championships

Meet Yan Ziyi, Chinese teen who ‘cannot give up’ and is taking javelin by storm

After throwing the second-best distance in history, the Ningbo native made no secret of her targets: the Asian Games and the 2028 Olympics.

Yan Ziyi of China broke the women's javelin Asian record off just one throw at the Xiamen Diamond League event on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images
Lacrosse

New Hong Kong lacrosse coach will make ‘tough decisions’ as he eyes Olympic dream

Canadian Kevin Crowley has been handed the reins to the city’s men’s team, and everyone will need to fight for their spot in new era.

New Hong Kong lacrosse head coach Kevin Crowley is under no illusions as to the challenge that lies ahead. Photo: Sam Tsang
Tourism

7 new major Los Angeles arts complexes set to open before 2028 Olympics

From Lacma’s David Geffen Galleries to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and Meow Wolf, it’s a huge few years for art in LA.

Women and gender

IOC reinstating gender shows ‘disrespect for women’, Olympic champ Semenya says

The South African two-time 800m winner says the policy, which effectively bans transgender and many intersex athletes, ‘causes harm’.

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IOC

Only biological females can compete in women’s events at Olympics, IOC says

International Olympic Committee’s new policy bars transgender athletes from women’s competitions at future Games.

New Zealand’s ⁠Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics when the weightlifter took part in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Photo: Reuters
Swimming

China swimmer Li Bingjie reveals secret of her return to Olympic track: cold buns

National Games gold medallist says she was never a prodigy but a ‘shark’ who found her way back to the top through sheer grit.

Lacrosse

Crucial year ahead for Hong Kong’s lacrosse sides as they target 2028 Olympics

With a key qualifying tournament in October, city teams will go to Chengdu in April for Asian Lacrosse Games and May’s Heritage Cup in US.

Tomato Ho Tze-lok

Asian Games gives Hong Kong squash pair ‘unexpected’ route into 2028 LA Olympics

Officials set qualifying process for sport’s Olympics debut, with five places up for grabs at continental games.

Hong Kong’s Tomato Ho did not expect the Asian Games to be part of the qualification process. Photo: Asian Games
Zhang Yufei

Quest for greatness in the pool driving Olympic swimming champion Zhang Yufei

The 27-year-old is the most decorated Olympian in Chinese history, with 10 medals across the past two Olympic Games.

Zhang Yufei is aiming to compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Photo: Eugene Lee
Fencing

American-Chinese teen fencer Liu ready to overcome tough start in ‘year of growth’

A year ago Jaelyn Liu left Hong Kong as the youngest winner ever of a foil World Cup event. The past 12 months have been full of highs and lows.

International Swimming League

International Swimming League targets 2026 relaunch after Covid, war disruptions

The league, which featured Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey when it was last held in 2021, plans to feature events in North America, Europe, Asia.

You can watch the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics for just US$28, here’s how

Organisers say at least 1 million tickets at that price will be available for all sports with seats ‘not just in the corner’ of some venues.

Fans can register to buy tickets for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games next month. Photo: TNS
Sarah Lee Wai-sze

Hong Kong cyclist overcomes fears for grand prix medal, targets Olympics

Yvonne Ching shrugs off National Games disappointment to claim bronze, praises coach for ‘changing my life’.

Ching claimed a “really unexpected” keirin bronze at last weekend’s New Zealand Grand Prix. Photo: Handout
2025 National Games

China can’t rule Olympic cycling until provinces put own agendas aside: coach

National Games prove ‘big frustration’ for China’s coach Benoit Vetu, who says he must start from zero to chase world domination.

2025 National Games

Invited athletes don’t deserve Olympian tag, says Hong Kong athletics boss

Athletics association’s Simon Yeung says city’s young need to fully commit to sport, but ‘not my place’ to tell them to forgo higher education.

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