Registration for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games ticket draw received more than 1.5 million entries in its first 24 hours, organizers announced.
The response represents unprecedented excitement for the games, which are still 2.5 years away and mark the earliest registration period for any Olympic Games. First-day registrations exceeded the combined totals of Tokyo, Paris and Milan based on their opening-day numbers.
Registrations came from fans in more than 150 countries.
"The Olympic Games returning to Los Angeles in 2028 is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to witness history," said LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman. "The spirit of the LA28 Games is now officially ignited around the world, and fans have already shown up in record-breaking numbers just one day into our ticket registration."
Fans worldwide can continue registering for the LA28 Ticket Draw through March 18. Full details are available in the press release at LA28.org.
The LA28 Games will bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Los Angeles in 2028, uniting more than 15,000 of the world's greatest athletes. Set against venues ranging from the Pacific Ocean to Hollywood stages to world-class arenas, Los Angeles will become the third city ever to host three Olympic Games, following 1932 and 1984. The city will also host its first Paralympic Games.
The LA28 Games will celebrate historic milestones, including becoming the first Olympic Games in history to feature more women athletes than men. New Olympic and Paralympic sports will debut, and the games will become the first since 1948 to not build any new permanent infrastructure.
LA28 operates as an independently funded, nonprofit organization and has built a foundation of commercial partnerships alongside licensing, hospitality and ticketing programs with support from the International Olympic Committee.
Edited by SMDP Staff