Overview
- Athletics moves to week one and swimming to week two, a change organizers link to SoFi Stadium hosting the opening ceremony and then being readied for aquatics.
- All three rounds of the women’s 100 meters will be run on July 15 in a first for the Olympics, with the men’s 100 final slated for Day 2.
- Day 1 includes the first medals in women’s triathlon and the most women’s finals ever in a single day, and Day 15 features a ‘Super Saturday’ with 26 medal sessions across 23 sports.
- Officials say athlete commissions were consulted on the timetable, which introduces tradeoffs that make some event doubles difficult, including a 400m/400m hurdles attempt.
- About 14 million tickets are planned, with registration opening in January 2026, public sales following in 2026, and fixed pricing that will not use dynamic pricing.