Women to outnumber men at LA28

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved athlete quotas and event programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, IOC member Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul said.

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Khunying Patama said that the IOC has finalised the athlete quotas and medal events for the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Olympic Games. The total number of athletes will remain at 10,500, the same as in previous editions. However, for the first time in Olympic history, the number of female athletes will exceed male athletes, with 5,333 women and 5,167 men competing. This changes primarily due to the inclusion of additional women’s team sports.

In terms of medal events, LA28 will feature 351 competitions — 22 more than the Paris 2024 Games, which had 329 events. These will be divided into 165 men’s events, 161 women’s events, and 25 mixed events.