2028 Summer Paralympics

XVIII Paralympic Games
One of the many variations of the logo
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Athletes4,400 (expected)
Events560 in 23 sports[1]
OpeningAugust 15, 2028
ClosingAugust 27, 2028
Stadium
Summer
Winter
2028 Summer Olympics

The 2028 Summer Paralympics, also known as the 18th Summer Paralympic Games, and branded as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28, is an upcoming international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee, scheduled to take place from August 15 to August 27, 2028, in Los Angeles, United States.

Marking Los Angeles' first time as the host of the Paralympics, the Games will be the first Summer Paralympics in the United States since the 1996 edition in Atlanta, Georgia, and the third overall.

The Games will include the debut of paraclimbing as an event.

Bids

Main article: Bids for the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics

As part of a formal agreement between the International Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee first established in 2001, the winner of the bid for the Summer Olympics also holds the Summer Paralympics.[3]

In response to concerns over a number of cities withdrawing in the bid process of the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, a process to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously to the final two cities in the running to the 2024 Summer Olympics—Los Angeles and Paris—was approved at an Extraordinary IOC Session on July 11, 2017, in Lausanne.[4] Paris was understood to be the preferred host for the 2024 Games. On July 31, 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for the 2028 Games, leaving Paris to be confirmed as hosts for the 2024 Games. Both decisions were ratified at the 131st IOC Session on September 13, 2017.[5]

Development and preparations

Venues

Main article: Venues of the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics

The Paralympic venue plan was announced on June 3, 2025, using most of the same venues as the Olympics.[6] The opening ceremony will take place at SoFi Stadium (named "2028 Stadium" during the Games), while the closing ceremony will take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[7][8]

Unlike the Olympics, SoFi Stadium will not be used for swimming, as it will be needed by the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams for their NFL preseason games; swimming will take place at a temporary stadium on the grounds of the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center (which will host artistic swimming and water polo during the Olympics) instead. Some Paralympic athletes expressed disappointment at the decision, believing that it created an inequity between the Olympics and Paralympics.[9]

The Games

Sports

The program for the 2028 Summer Paralympics will feature a record 560 events in 23 sports—an increase of 11 events and one sport over 2024. It will feature the 22 sports contested in 2024, as well as the Paralympic debut of sport climbing (paraclimbing).[10][11] IPC president Andrew Parsons stated that LA28 would be the most gender-balanced Paralympics in its history; there will be an increase of 12 women's events (a record 247) and three mixed/open events over 2024, and a decrease of four men's events. With these changes, a record 17 sports will have full gender parity, an increase of six over 2024.[11]

A record 33 sports applied for consideration by the IPC, including bids to reinstate CP football (formerly football 7-a-side) and sailing, and bids for arm wrestling, beach paravolley, paraclimbing, para dance sport, golf, karate, powerchair football, para surfing, and wheelchair handball as new sports.[12] The IPC shortlisted paraclimbing and para surfing for consideration by the LA28 organizing committee,[10] with paraclimbing being selected as the 23rd sport in June 2024.[13]

Calendar

On November 19, 2025, the organizing committee published the first version of the competition schedule.[14]

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Gold medal events CC Closing ceremony
August 2028 13th
Sun 		14th
Mon 		15th
Tue 		16th
Wed 		17th
Thu 		18th
Fri 		19th
Sat 		20th
Sun 		21st
Mon 		22nd
Tue 		23rd
Wed 		24th
Thu 		25th
Fri 		26th
Sat 		27th
Sun 		Events
Ceremonies OC CC N/a
Boccia ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 11
Football 5-a-side ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Goalball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Para archery ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 9
Para athletics ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 164
Para badminton ● ● ● ● ● ● 16
Para canoe ● ● ● 10
Para climbing ● ● ● ● 8
Para cycling Road ● ● ● ● ● 34
Track ● ● ● ● 17
Para equestrian ● ● ● ● ● 11
Para judo ● ● ● 16
Para powerlifting ● ● ● ● ● 20
Para rowing ● ● ● 5
Para swimming ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 142
Para table tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 32
Para taekwondo ● ● ● 10
Para triathlon ● ● 12
Shooting para sport ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 13
Sitting volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Wheelchair basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Wheelchair fencing ● ● ● ● ● 16
Wheelchair rugby ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Wheelchair tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 6
Daily medal events 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 560
Cumulative total 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 560
August 2028 13th
Sun 		14th
Mon 		15th
Tue 		16th
Wed 		17th
Thu 		18th
Fri 		19th
Sat 		20th
Sun 		21st
Mon 		22nd
Tue 		23rd
Wed 		24th
Thu 		25th
Fri 		26th
Sat 		27th
Sun 		Total events

Marketing

Emblem

The emblems for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on September 1, 2020, featuring the characters "LA" and "28" in a stacked layout. The "A" in "LA" is designed to be interchangeable, with variations created in collaboration with local athletes, artists, and celebrities.[15][16][17] Among the larger suite of logo variants are versions designed in collaboration with Paralympic athletes, including Scout Bassett (which is inspired by the infinity symbol),[18] Ezra Frech, Lex Gillette, Jamal Hill, and Oz Sanchez.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ "LA28 Paralympic Games medal event programme and athlete quotas confirmed". International Paralympic Committee. June 3, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "LA28 Unveils 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremony Locations". LA28.org. Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Paralympics 2012: London to host 'first truly global Games'". BBC Sport. May 21, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "IOC Executive Board approve joint awarding plans for 2024 and 2028 Olympics". Inside the Games. June 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Paris set to host 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles to be awarded 2028 Games by IOC". ABC News Australia. Reuters/AP. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "LA28 Unveils Venue Plan for 2028 Paralympic Games, A Historic First for the City of Los Angeles". LA28.org. June 3, 2025.
  7. ^ "LA28: Los Angeles to host 2028 Olympic Games opening ceremony in two stadiums". BBC Sport. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (May 8, 2025). "LA to make Olympic history with two-venue opening ceremony in 2028". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "Paralympians express upset and disappointment over swimming venues for LA28". ABC News. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "LA28 Paralympic Games initial sport programme to feature 22 sports". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "LA28 Paralympic Games medal event programme and athlete quotas confirmed". Paralympic.org. June 3, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  12. ^ "Record 33 sports bid for LA28 Paralympic Games inclusion". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "LA 2028 proposes para-climbing for the Paralympic programme". Inside the Games. June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "LA28 Paralympic Games Competition Schedule By Day" (PDF). la28.org. Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "L.A. 2028 unveils dynamic Olympics logo, updated by athletes and celeb creators". adage.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Athletes, artists and celebrities create unique logos for the 2028 L.A. Olympics". Los Angeles Times. September 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Celebrities, Artists, Athletes Contribute To Animated Logo For 2028 LA Olympics". CBS Los Angeles. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  18. ^ Juliano, Michael (September 2020). "Meet L.A.'s 35 different logos for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games". Time Out Los Angeles. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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