LA28 Olympics: Women’s 100m final on day one of Games as schedule released
“It will be an honor to open the Los Angeles Games in the women’s 100 metres,” British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith said.
“Exactly 100 years after women first competed in track and field, it’s an exciting opportunity to celebrate the enduring legacy, power and global power of women’s sprinting. I can’t wait to set the tone for what will be an exciting and spectacular Games.”
Athletics competitions will be held at the LA Memorial Coliseum, the first medal competition will be in the women’s triathlon, and the last medal competition will be in swimming.
Swimming events were moved to the second week and could be held at SoFi Stadium, the site of the opening ceremony.
The first official day of the Olympics will also feature the most women’s finals in a single day.
“For the first time, the LA28 Olympic Games will feature an equal or greater number of women’s teams compared to men’s teams in every team sport, and a record-breaking number of female Olympians, with 50.5% of the total athlete quota reserved for women in 36 sports and 51 disciplines.” organizers said., external
Details of the Olympic football tournament to be held across the United States and the Los Angeles Paralympic Games, scheduled to be held August 15-27, have not yet been announced.
