By Nicholas Martinez , January 27, 2026
Registration for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic games in Los Angeles began Wednesday, Jan. 14, giving hopeful fans an opportunity to catch some of the world’s top athletes around Southern California and Oklahoma City, with the latter hosting Canoe Salom and Softball due to the availability of specialized venues.
The registration period remains open until March 18 and precedes a ticket drawing where those registered have a chance to be assigned a specific time slot to purchase tickets.
Registration began the morning of Jan.14, with those eager to grab tickets signing up using their email. After a process, which included users picking at least one of their favorite sports, their names were entered in the drawing.
Southern California native and electrical engineering student Braeden Fontejon immediately jumped at this chance to see the Olympics return to Los Angeles.
“I entered the draw the same day it started since this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to see the Olympics here in LA,” Fontejon said.
Los Angeles is hosting its third Summer Olympics, the first since 1984, and several venues from previous years, such as LA Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl, are slated to host events once again.
With the inclusion of several new Olympic events, including and, and events making a long-awaited return, like baseball, countless other venues will see their first Olympic action.
“I hope to see baseball, taekwondo, shooting and athletics,” Fontejon said. “It would be really cool to see these sports, especially in venues like Dodger Stadium or the Coliseum.”
Dodger Stadium will host baseball, while the LA Memorial Coliseum will host Track and Field in addition to repeating as the site for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, according to the LA28 website.
Other notable venues include the Rose Bowl hosting the final stages of Soccer, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia hosting Equestrian events and the Intuit Dome hosting basketball.
“I really want to see all the velodrome events, so basically track cycling,” architecture student James Sawyer said. “I also like road cycling and sailing events, but I think those are going to be free since it’s hard to control tickets for events at that large of a scale.”
Despite events happening at historic Los Angeles venues, multiple events will be hosted near CPP’s campus.
Located approximately five miles from CPP, the Pomona Fairplex is the planned site for cricket as a new, purpose-built stadium will be built on site.
The city of Industry will also be a venue for 2028 games, hosting mountain biking at Industry Hills MTB Course near the Pacific Palms Resort after being moved from its original site at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas.
In addition to his excitement to witness his favorite events firsthand, Sawyer is also hopeful Los Angeles’ architecture will benefit its status as a host city.
“There’s definitely a bad wrap around the Olympics for many countries, where they build a bunch of stadiums and basically never use them after,” Sawyer said. “I think LA is in a much better position where we don’t need to do that. I also appreciate their improvements on public transit.”
While time slots for winners for the drawing to purchase tickets will not be announced until March, Southern California and Oklahoma City residents will get a chance to purchase tickets before everyone else
For drawing winners from Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, their purchase window will open April 2, a week before the general ticket drop.
Despite the games being over two years away, Southern California locals have already begun taking every opportunity to catch the world’s greatest athletes in the city they call home.
“My thoughts about the 2028 Olympics coming to LA area is just pride,” Fontejon said. “Los Angeles is my city, the city where my family was formed, and for an international event to happen here feels so amazing.”
Feature image courtesy of LA28
