Overview
- Athletics moves to week one and swimming shifts to week two, allowing time to convert SoFi Stadium and giving more swimmers a chance to attend the Opening Ceremony.
- All three rounds of the women’s 100 meters will be held on July 15 with the final that night, a first for the Olympics.
- Day 1 will also award the first LA28 medals in the women’s triathlon and stage the most women’s finals ever in a single day.
- LA28 and international federations report athlete consultation was largely positive, though the timetable likely prevents Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone from attempting a 400m/400m hurdles double.
- Organizers set a July 29 “Super Saturday” with 26 finals across 23 sports and plan roughly 14 million tickets, with registration in January 2026 and public sales in April.