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Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games, the summer edition of the modern Olympics (first held Athens 1896), a quadrennial multisport event governed by the IOC; Paris 2024 drew about 10,500 athletes from 206 NOCs, with Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 next.
Venues of the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Venues of the 2028 LA Olympics and Paralympics (LA28): 40+ existing and temporary competition venues across Southern California, Oklahoma City, and US football stadiums; no new permanent venues; SoFi Stadium swimming, Dodger Stadium baseball, Rose Bowl soccer finals.
White City Stadium
White City Stadium (The Great Stadium), London, built 1908 for the Franco-British Exhibition and the first purpose-built Olympic stadium; 68,000 seats, 1908 marathon finish, greyhound racing from 1927, demolished mid-1980s.