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“In the first 24 hours of registration for the LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw, more than 1.5 million fans showed up to share their excitement for the 2028 Games. Don’t miss out on your chance to be there for every epic moment. Register for the draw by March 18, 2026 for a chance to be included in the first drop and LA & OKC Locals Presale.”
That post on X came from the LA28 Olympic organizers just before 2 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, following the 7 a.m. Wednesday opening of registration for the Olympic ticket lottery system that will actually begin selling tickets in April.
An LA28 statement noted that the total was more “for the LA28 Games in the first day than Tokyo, Paris and Milan combined (based on day one registrations for Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 and Milan 2026).” Registrations were recorded from more than 150 countries.
This is only the beginning, of course. The LA28 system was initially overwhelmed right at the start, with waits to register of more than an hour reported, but which faded away over the next few hours.
The ticket registration program has multiple parts to it:
● Registration continues from 14 January through 18 March 2026, which enters the registrant into a random-draw lottery for a time slot to purchase tickets in April.
● Notifications will be sent by electronic mail of slots assigned (if any) between 31 March and 7 April.
● The first section of actual sales will be held between 9-19 April 2026.
● Special, early access will be offered to “local” residents in Southern California – Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside counties – and two counties in the Oklahoma City area, with sales from 2-6 April 2026.
LA28 expects to have about 14 million tickets to sell for the Olympic and Paralympic Games – a record – with one million tickets to be available at the lowest price point of $28. The LA28 announcement noted that “a third of tickets priced under $100.”
Paralympic ticket sales will start in 2027.
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