Explosive start for Olympics as short bursts take centre stage

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will kick off "with a bang" with the women’s 100m final taking place on day one and the men’s 100m final on the second day, says World Athletics president Lord Coe.

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The opening ceremony of the Games will be on 14 July and the closing ceremony on 30 July, with athletics - which will run for the entire Games - starting in the first week and swimming in the second in “a historic swap”.

As they outlined the schedule the Games organisers said it would be the biggest Olympics “featuring 36 sports and 51 disciplines across 49 competition venues in 18 zones throughout the Los Angeles region and Oklahoma City”.

There will also be a ‘Super Saturday’ on 29 July (day 15), which includes 26 finals in 23 sports.