Riviera Country Club will host the 2028 Olympic golf competitions as part of a second wave of venue assignments released by LA28, the local organizing company, Friday.
Golf at the storied Pacific Palisades course is one of more than a dozen venue selections for Los Angeles, Carson and Long Beach, revealed by LA28.
Friday’s announcement comes three weeks after LA28 announced venue selections that the organization said will result in $150 million in new revenue and combined savings. That plan highlighted flipping track and field from its normal place in the second week of the Games with swimming, the usual anchor for the Olympics’ first week, to accommodate the opening and closing ceremonies. That plan also included moving swimming to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
“The 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games will reflect all that the Los Angeles area has to offer, and with these venue assignments, we’re very proud to bring the Games to many of our vibrant and diverse communities,” LA28 Chief Athlete Officer Janet Evans said. “The City of Los Angeles will host more Olympic sports than anywhere else, and Carson and Long Beach, which hosted competitions in previous Games, will host more competitions than ever before. The venues in these cities are world-class, and provide the ideal conditions for athletes and fans, and we look forward to welcoming them in 2028.”
The latest venue reveal also adds seven more sports to venues in the so-called Figueroa corridor between Exposition Park and downtown Los Angeles.
Among the venue locations:
Los Angeles
• Badminton in the USC Sports Center
• Fencing in the L.A. Convention Center
• Golf at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades
• Judo in the L.A. Convention Center*
• Table Tennis in the L.A. Convention Center
• Taekwondo in the L.A. Convention Center
• Weightlifting in Peacock Theater (formerly Nokia Theatre/Microsoft Theater)
• Wrestling in the L.A. Convention Center*
Carson
• Cycling – Track in the Velodrome
• Field hockey at the Fields
• Rugby Sevens at Dignity Health Sports Park
• Tennis in the Dignity Health Tennis Center
Long Beach
• Canoe – Sprint in the Marine Stadium*
• Handball in Long Beach Arena
• Marathon Swimming at the Long Beach waterfront
• Rowing in the Marine Stadium*
• Sailing in Belmont Shore
• Triathlon at the Long Beach waterfront
• Water Polo in the Long Beach Convention Center lot
* Indicates venue assignments that are updated since the 2017 Bid Plan.
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