{"id":155562,"date":"2025-08-18T11:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/155562\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:14:11","slug":"why-l-a-cant-back-out-of-hosting-the-2028-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/155562\/","title":{"rendered":"Why L.A. can&#8217;t back out of hosting the 2028 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix&#8221;&gt; <\/p>\n<p>The biggest \u2014 and most expensive \u2014 hurdle for most Olympic planning is construction. L.A., which touted its multitude of existing venues during its initial bidding process, is already ahead of the curve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom where I sit, they\u2019re probably better prepared than any city has ever been,\u201d said Payne, who led the IOC\u2019s marketing for 20 years and advised on the successful host bids for the 2012, 2016 and 2028 Games.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"An aerial view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which will co-host the L.A. 2028 Olympics opening ceremony.\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755515651_637_\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which will co-host the L.A. 2028 Olympics opening ceremony and track and field competition.<\/p>\n<p>(Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<p>But the next three years will not be without concerns, said Jules Boykoff, a political science professor at Pacific University and longtime Olympic scholar.<\/p>\n<p>A <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-08-04\/olympic-ballot-measure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ballot measure<\/a> proposed by organizers with the hotel workers union could affect construction for the temporary venues by requiring a citywide vote.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympics, scheduled to open on July 14, 2028, will take place during wildfire season.<\/p>\n<p>While LA28 has promised to cover all Games operational costs, the city has still pledged funds for transportation and infrastructure improvements that will remain after the torch is extinguished and will be liable for the first $270 million in overruns.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe federal government is necessary for security, funding and transportation, but Trump is \u201cextraordinarily erratic,\u201d Boykoff said. While signing an executive order to establish an Olympic task force, the president also took a swipe at Mayor Karen Bass, calling her \u201cnot very competent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypically there\u2019s coordination between the local, city government, where the Olympics are being hosted, and the federal government, positive, collaborative energy,\u201d Boykoff said. \u201cAnd there\u2019s not that at all with this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix&#8221;&gt; The biggest \u2014 and most expensive \u2014 hurdle for most Olympic planning is construction. 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