In just three years, the Olympic Games will return to Los Angeles for the third time in history. To celebrate the Road to 2028, LA28 has unveiled the first look at the Olympic competition schedule — get your calendars ready! The 2028 Olympic Opening Ceremony is set for Friday, July 14, 2028. And on the very first day of competition, Triathlon will be proud to award LA28’s first Olympic medal in the vibrant surroundings of Venice Beach, the perfect setting along Los Angeles’ iconic coastline.

To celebrate the Road to 2028, LA28 has released the first look at the Olympic competition schedule. Venice Beach will play host to the Triathlon competition, with the Women's Individual Triathlon to be held on Saturday, July 15, and the Men's Individual Triathlon scheduled for Sunday, July 16, while the Mixed Relay will be held on Thursday, July 20.

World Triathlon President, Antonio Arimany, said: “We are incredibly excited not only to be part of the LA28 Olympic Games, but especially to have the honor of awarding the very first medal. We know that the eyes of the world will be on the best triathletes of this generation as they compete for Olympic glory. World Triathlon will work closely with LA28 to provide an exciting and thrilling competition that will captivate millions of viewers worldwide and draw hundreds of thousands of passionate spectators to the streets of Venice Beach. The triathlon competition, the individual events and the Mixed Relay, were iconic in Paris 2024, and we are committed that LA28 will be even better. We are looking forward to three unforgettable days of competition in Venice Beach.”

As part of the Road to 2028, the competition schedule highlights an ambitious lineup of sports, developed in close collaboration with Games delivery partners including Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), International Federations (IFs), and with the approval of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board. This schedule showcases the most extensive array of sporting events in Olympic history. As planning advances, the schedule will continue to evolve, with a more detailed list of medal events and gender participation to be released later this year.

Venice Beach will see an early start to the competitions, with the Individual triathlon races beginning at 7:30 a.m. local time, and the Mixed Relay starting at 8:00 a.m. Although these times are currently scheduled as such, please note that the detailed competition times are subject to slight adjustments in the coming months as plans are finalised. A downloadable PDF of the current schedule, organised by day and session, is available here.

2028 Olympic Competition Schedule Highlights:

• Opening and Closing Ceremonies: The 2028 Olympic Opening Ceremony will take place on Friday, July 14, 2028 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, shared between the LA Memorial Coliseum and 2028 Stadium in Inglewood, and the Closing Ceremony will take place Sunday, July 30, 2028 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT at the LA Memorial Coliseum.  

• First Medal of the LA28 Games to be Awarded at Venice Beach: Also on Day 1, Triathlon will award LA28’s first Olympic champion in the Host City of Los Angeles, set along the vibrant coastline of Venice Beach.

• Historic Swap of Athletics and Swimming competitions: The 2028 Games will kick off with a powerful start thanks to the historic swap of the Athletics and Swimming events. Athletics will move to the first week of competition while Swimming will be held during the second week. 

• Athletics at the LA Memorial Coliseum: The Games will kick off with the world’s fastest athletes at the LA Memorial Coliseum. Consistent with tradition, the Marathon events will take place on the final weekend of the Games. 

• Most Games Medals Awarded on Day 15: Day 15 of competition will go down as one of the most memorable final weekends in Olympic medal history when 16 gold and bronze medal team sport matches and the Finals for 19 individual sports, including Swimming, all take place on the single most action-packed day of the LA28 Games.

• Swimming Finale: Swimming will close out the LA28 Games on Day 16 with the final competition session held in one of the world’s most technically advanced and modern stadiums, the 2028 Stadium, setting the stage for an epic Closing Ceremony at the LA Memorial Coliseum.