LA Games give city an opportunity to improve, Mayor Bass says

FILE PHOTO: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass poses for a photo during an interview at Los Angeles City Hall, California, U.S., October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Rory Carroll/File Photo

UPDATED May 09, 2025, 03:40 AM

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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles will be ready to welcome the world when it hosts the Olympics in 2028 and will use the time leading up to the opening ceremony to improve the city, LA Mayor Karen Bass said on Thursday.

Games organizers LA28 revealed earlier in the day that Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood would host the opening ceremony in an unprecedented dual-venue celebration, marking another milestone in planning.

"Our city and our country is going through challenging times right now but the Games present a unique opportunity for all of us to come together and work with urgency to better our city," Bass said at a press conference at Memorial Coliseum.

"This is the only time the world comes together as one and I know that we will leave a lasting legacy for generations to come."

Bass said Memorial Coliseum would serve as the "heartbeat" for a Games that will stretch from the San Fernando Valley in the north to Trestles Beach in the south with competitions in downtown LA, Long Beach, Universal Studios and beyond.