City committee approves amended LA28 venue plan, shifting several events outside Sepulveda Basin

The Los Angeles City Council ad hoc committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games approved an amended venue plan March 14, 2025, endorsing moves that shift multiple events from the originally proposed Sepulveda Basin and other sites to existing facilities including SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Galway Downs in Temecula, temporary facilities in Long Beach and a canoe-slalom facility in Oklahoma City.

The vote approved the Chief Legislative Analyst’s amended recommendations adopting LA 28’s June 17, 2024 transmittal and a March 14, 2025 addendum. The CLA’s package lists 11 primary venue changes, which LA 28 officials say reduce the organizing committee’s budget risk by more than $150 million.

LA 28 Chief Executive Officer Reynold Hoover told the committee, “My pledge to you is simple, that I will make sure this process is transparent and seamless, and I can assure you that I will work tirelessly to help everyone involved act with urgency and precision that our timelines demand.” John Harper, chief operating officer for LA 28, outlined principles guiding the changes: fit the games to Los Angeles, maximize use of existing venues, reduce stand‑alone temporary builds and lower financial risk.

Key amendments approved in committee include: - Move Olympic swimming to SoFi Stadium (Englewood) with an estimated 40,000‑seat configuration. - Move artistic swimming and Paralympic swimming to a temporary water‑polo sports park in Long Beach, sharing facilities with water polo. - Move basketball finals and preliminaries to the Intuit Dome (basketball arena in Inglewood) and reconfigure other basketball slots accordingly. - Move equestrian disciplines…