With the end of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, all attention is focused on Italy and the United States.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and the 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, USA.
Here’s what you need to know about the next two Olympic Games.
Where will the 2026 Winter Olympics take place?
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
The 2026 Games are officially known as the “2026 Olympic Games Milan-Cortina”.
This is the first time in the history of the Olympic Games that two cities have jointly bid to host the Olympic Games and been awarded the contract.
The events take place in four main regions in northern Italy: Milan, Valtellina, Cortina d’Ampezzo and Val di Fiemme.
When will the 2026 Winter Olympics take place?
The Winter Olympics begin on February 6 and last until February 22, and the Winter Paralympics will be held from March 6 to 15.
Which sports will take place at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
These are the events planned for Milan-Cortina:
- Cross-country skiing
- Ice Hockey
- Freestyle skiing
- Short track speed skating
- figure skating
- Snowboard
- Alpine skiing
- Bobsleighing
- skeleton
- Tobogganing
- Ski jumping
- Curling
- biathlon
- Speed skating
- Nordic Combined
- Ski mountaineering
At the end of the Winter Games in Beijing, the flag was passed on to the next host.
Where will the 2028 Summer Olympics take place?
The 2028 Games will officially be called LA28.
The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, spread across Southern California, including Downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, Carson and Inglewood.
Softball competitions will be held at the Softball Park in Oklahoma City. Canoe slalom will be held at the Whitewater Center in Oklahoma City.
When will the 2028 Olympic Games take place?
The LA28 Organising Committee recently announced the dates for the 2028 Games.
The 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will take place from July 14, 2028 to July 30, 2028.
Which sports will take place at the 2028 Winter Olympics?
These are the events planned for Los Angeles:
- Water sports
- Archery
- athletics
- badminton
- baseball
- basketball
- canoe
- cricket
- Ride a bike
- Equestrian sports
- fencing
- Flag football
- football
- golf
- gymnastics
- Handball
- Ice Hockey
- Judo
- lacrosse
- Modern Pentathlon
- rowing
- rugby
- Sailing
- Shoot
- Skateboarding
- Soft ball
- Sport climbing
- Squeeze
- surfing
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- tennis
- Triathlon
- volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Baseball/softball, lacrosse and cricket will return to the Olympics in 2028, while flag football and squash will make their Olympic debut. Breaking is one of the sports that was included in the 2024 Paris Games but will not be on the 2028 program.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman spoke about their vision for the 2028 Olympic Games at a press conference in Paris on Saturday, while making plans to host the next Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Parisians who left the city to avoid the crowds of tourists are reflecting on their decision and offering advice to the hosts of the 2028 Olympic Games, the residents of Los Angeles.
