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≡ PARALYMPIC GAMES ≡
The LA28 organizing committee announced its venues for the 2028 Paralympic Games, the first to be held in Los Angeles, reusing Olympic sites for each of the 23 Paralympic sports:
In Los Angeles (6 sites):
● Crypto.com Arena: Wheelchair Basketball.
● Los Angeles Convention Center: Boccia, Para Judo, Para Table Tennis, Para Taekwondo and Wheelchair Fencing.
● Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Para Athletics.
● Peacock Theater: Goalball.
● USC Sports Center: Para Badminton, Wheelchair Rugby.
● Venice Beach: Para Athletics Marathon start, Para Triathlon.
In Arcadia (1):
● Santa Anita Park: Para Equestrian.
In Carson (1):
● Dignity Health Sports Park: Para Archery, Para Cycling, Wheelchair Tennis.
In Long Beach (4):
● Alamitos Beach: Blind Football.
● Long Beach Arena: Sitting Volleyball.
● Long Beach Convention Center and lot: Para Shooting, Para Climbing, Para Swimming.
● Long Beach Marine Stadium: Para Canoe, Para Rowing.
Still to named is the site for Para Powerlifting, the course for the Para Cycling road race and the course and finish of the Para Athletics Marathon will be announced later.
This is a far more compact Paralympic Games than Olympic Games, which has 36 sports and will have competitions outside Los Angeles for football preliminary matches and for Canoe Slalom and Softball in Oklahoma City.
The re-use will save considerable amounts of money, and make the two-week transition between the Olympic and Paralympic Games more manageable.
About 4,400 athletes are expected to compete in 2028; the 23 sports for 2028 is a record for the most sports in the history of the Games.
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