Marking Los Angeles' first time as the host of the Paralympics, the Games will be the first Summer Paralympics in the United States since the 1996 edition in Atlanta, Georgia, and the third overall.
The Games will see the debut of paraclimbing as an event.
Due to concerns over a number of cities withdrawing in the bid process of the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, a process to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously to the final two cities in the running to the 2024 Summer Olympics—Los Angeles and Paris—was approved at an Extraordinary IOC Session on July 11, 2017, in Lausanne.[4] Paris was understood to be the preferred host for the 2024 Games. On July 31, 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for the 2028 Games, leaving Paris to be confirmed as hosts for the 2024 Games. Both decisions were ratified at the 131st IOC Session on September 13, 2017.[5]
The Paralympic venue plan was announced on June 3, 2025, using most of the same venues as the Olympics.[6] The opening ceremony will take place at SoFi Stadium (named "2028 Stadium" during the Games), while the closing ceremony will take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[7][8]
Unlike swimming at the Olympics, which will take place at SoFi Stadium, swimming will take place at a temporary stadium on the grounds of the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center (which will also host artistic swimming and water polo during the Olympics), as the stadium would be needed for the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams' preseason games. Some Paralympic athletes expressed disappointment at the decision, believing that it created an inequity between the Olympics and Paralympics.[9]
The Games
Sports
The program for the 2028 Summer Paralympics will feature a record 560 events in 23 sports—an increase of 11 events and one sport over 2024. It will feature the 22 sports contested in 2024, as well as the Paralympic debut of sport climbing (paraclimbing).[10][11] IPC president Andrew Parsons stated that LA28 would be the most gender-balanced Paralympics in its history; there will be an increase of 12 women's events (a record 247) and three mixed/open events over 2024, and a decrease of four men's events. With these changes, a record 17 sports will have full gender parity, an increase of six over 2024.[11]
The emblems for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on September 1, 2020, featuring the characters "LA" and "28" in a stacked layout. The "A" in "LA" is designed to be interchangeable, with variations created in collaboration with local athletes, artists, and celebrities.[15][16][17] Among the larger suite of logo variants are versions designed in collaboration with Paralympic athletes, including Scout Bassett (which is inspired by the infinity symbol),[18]Ezra Frech, Lex Gillette, Jamal Hill, and Oz Sanchez.[15][16][17]
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