# 2028 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles, 2024 to Paris **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 31, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543 "2017-07-31T23:37:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/1 "2017-07-31T23:37:54Z")
> [@](#): > > After weeks of negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles officials have reached a deal to host the 2028 Summer Games under terms they hope will generate hundreds of millions in savings and additional revenues. > > The agreement will bring the Olympics back to Southern California for a third time, after Los Angeles hosted in 1984 and 1932. It also opens the door for the 2024 Games to be held in Paris. > **[Details emerge in deal to bring 2028 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles](https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-2028-olympics-deal-20170731-story.html)** > > After weeks of negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles officials have reached a deal to host the 2028 Summer Games under terms they hope will generate hundreds of millions in savings and additional revenues. I wonder how much Los Angeles will end up losing on the games? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/2 "2017-07-31T23:42:51Z")
I am not a fan of hot-climate cities like LA getting the Summer Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/3 "2017-07-31T23:53:38Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I am not a fan of hot-climate cities like LA getting the Summer Olympics. While the record highs are darn hot, the _average_ daytime max temperature is still less than 85 F. It’s very dry, as well, which helps. Of course, just by sheer bad luck we might see the Olympics happen in a heatwave, but that could happen almost anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/4 "2017-07-31T23:59:43Z")
[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=828072) is a thread from last month, when this was still speculation. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/5 "2017-08-01T00:43:10Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > [Details emerge in deal to bring 2028 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles](http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-2028-olympics-deal-20170731-story.html) > > I wonder how much Los Angeles will end up losing on the games? Not a penny. we know how to do things and turn a profit around these parts. I doubt there will be much additional infrastructure needed, and we’re always ready to rip-off international tourists! It will make getting to Dodger games a bit more hectic. So that two weeks we go to see the Padres instead. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/6 "2017-08-01T12:20:46Z")
If they reinstate baseball, even as a demo sport, expect Dodger Stadium to be the venue, so don’t worry about it. Is 11 years enough time to finally get the Coliseum renovated? ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/7 "2017-08-01T23:26:56Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > [Details emerge in deal to bring 2028 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles](http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-2028-olympics-deal-20170731-story.html) > > I wonder how much Los Angeles will end up losing on the games? I will note that the [L.A. games of 1984 were profitable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_the_Olympic_Games), as were Atlanta and Salt Lake City. Since a lot of the infrastructure is already in place, a large investment is not needed. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/8 "2017-08-02T01:06:16Z")
Wait - there’s no more IOC voting for Olympic sites? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/9 "2017-08-02T01:16:34Z")
No, they voted to award the next two Summer sites at once, to make sure there’d be one for 2028. Since that time, enough candidate cities dropped out to leave only those two. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/10 "2017-08-02T01:21:10Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Wait - there’s no more IOC voting for Olympic sites? There were only two cities bidding for 2024, and it was looking like the only city that wanted 2028 was whichever lost 2024. So it made sense to award both at once. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/11 "2017-08-02T03:34:25Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I am not a fan of hot-climate cities like LA getting the Summer Olympics. Hot climate? Los Angeles? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/12 "2017-08-02T16:39:06Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > There were only two cities bidding for 2024, and it was looking like the only city that wanted 2028 was whichever lost 2024. So it made sense to award both at once. That, and I think the IOC is concerned, under the current system (monumental costs, waste of space and resources, crippling debt), no other cities will desire the Olympics - if the loser of 2024 got cold feet before the next decision point, who else is left? ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/13 "2017-08-02T16:53:33Z")
Bill Simmons had the mayor on his [Ringer podcast](https://theringer.com/bill-simmons-podcast-d3868264a984#.oe7npsvak) and they discussed a bunch of stuff about 2028. A lot of the points they made seemed reasonable, such as being able to use existing facilities for events and the athletes’ village. They are going to do some work on the Coliseum, and hold the track events there. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/14 "2017-08-02T21:34:47Z")
I wonder if this might be the start of a permanent rotation. Paris, LA, Somewhere in Asia,(maybe Japan-Korea) then start over. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/15 "2017-08-02T21:55:34Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I wonder if this might be the start of a permanent rotation. Paris, LA, Somewhere in Asia,(maybe Japan-Korea) then start over. A good plan. The Olympics should go where the facilities already are. Then, Host cities will be motivated to maintain the venues. Unfortunately, very few places, even ones that recently hosted, still have the facilities in working-enough order to bring back the games. Here is [Rio after only 6 months](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2017/feb/10/rios-olympic-venues-six-months-on-in-pictures). [London](https://www.britcrowd.com/2016/08/21/london-olympic-games-2012-what-happened-to-the-venues/) looks like they could host again tomorrow, if needed. [Beijng](http://www.thatsmags.com/beijing/post/14812/photos-2008-beijing-olympic-venues-then-now) - Maybe. Athens - don’t even ask. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/16 "2017-08-02T22:01:46Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Here is [Rio after only 6 months](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2017/feb/10/rios-olympic-venues-six-months-on-in-pictures). That’s the aquatics center in the first picture. Why is there a doorway at the far end of the pool? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/17 "2017-08-02T22:22:37Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I wonder if this might be the start of a permanent rotation. Paris, LA, Somewhere in Asia,(maybe Japan-Korea) then start over. Well, Tokyo is hosting in 2020, so perhaps they could leave the facilities in place. (Seems unlikely, though, given the high real estate values there.) ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/18 "2017-08-03T21:17:06Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > That’s the aquatics center in the first picture. Why is there a doorway at the far end of the pool? So you can bring in heavy equipment for resurfacing, tiling etc without having to lower and raise it up and down a 2-metre vertical wall. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/19 "2017-08-05T03:15:32Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > A good plan. The Olympics should go where the facilities already are. Then, Host cities will be motivated to maintain the venues. Is there any particular reason cities need special venues for the olympics? I imagine most large cities already have swimming pools, tracks, stadiums, gymnasiums, etc. They probably don’t have as much seating for spectators as olympic facilities do, but then the seats seem have empty for a lot of olympic events anyways. Seems like if they can’t get cities to fork over the big bucks for big olympic complexes, they could just allow cities to do the games on the cheap, renting out University sports facilities, dorms, buying out a few hotels and maybe build one or two extra buildings as needed, rather than sinking billions into special purpose projects that go to seed as soon as the games are over. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543/20 "2017-10-10T16:54:15Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > A good plan. The Olympics should go where the facilities already are. Then, Host cities will be motivated to maintain the venues. > > Unfortunately, very few places, even ones that recently hosted, still have the facilities in working-enough order to bring back the games. Here is [Rio after only 6 months](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2017/feb/10/rios-olympic-venues-six-months-on-in-pictures). [London](https://www.britcrowd.com/2016/08/21/london-olympic-games-2012-what-happened-to-the-venues/) looks like they could host again tomorrow, if needed. [Beijng](http://www.thatsmags.com/beijing/post/14812/photos-2008-beijing-olympic-venues-then-now) - Maybe. Athens - don’t even ask. From MSN today. [http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/what-abandoned-olympic-venues-from-around-the-world-look-like-today/ss-AApnGbG?li=BBnb7Kz#image=35](http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/what-abandoned-olympic-venues-from-around-the-world-look-like-today/ss-AApnGbG?li=BBnb7Kz#image=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2028-summer-olympics-to-los-angeles-2024-to-paris/792543.md?page=2)