When Are the Next Olympic Games?
The triumph, heartbreak and baguettes of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad culminated in spectacular Olympic fashion this weekend as the literal torch was passed to Los Angeles, the next Olympic host city. With Paris in the books of records and a cultural mirror, it’s time to look to the future and start planning for the next Olympic Games.
Next Olympic Games
The next Olympic Games will be held in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina in February 2026. The XXV Olympic Winter Games, also known as Milan Cortina 2026 , are scheduled to take place from 6 to 22 February 2026.
The next Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles from July 14 to July 30, 2028. Los Angeles previously hosted the games in 1984 and 1932.
Two 2028 Olympic events — softball and canoe slalom — will be held in Oklahoma City, 1,300 miles from the other games. Officially, it’s part of an effort to use only existing sports facilities in Los Angeles to keep costs down.
How to get tickets for the 2026 Winter Olympics
If you’re going to be in Italy in February 2026 and would like to see some of the Winter Olympics, you can sign up for the lottery ticket booking program now. However, it will be possible to buy tickets for the Winter Olympics only in February 2025. Registering for the drawing does not mean you are committed to buying tickets, so if there is even a chance that you will enter, it makes sense to write down your name.
How to Get Tickets for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Four years later, it’s too early to talk about specific details about Olympic ticket sales, but if you want to know the details as soon as they become available, you can sign up for the email list on the official Los Angeles Olympics website .
If you really want to plan ahead, visit the Brisbane 2032 Games website .
What we can expect to see at the upcoming Winter Olympics
The 2026 Winter Games will feature 116 competitions in 16 winter sports:
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Cross-country skiing
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Ice hockey
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Freestyle
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Short track, speed skating
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Figure skating
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Snowboard
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Alpine skiing
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Bobsled
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Skeleton
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luge
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Ski jumping
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Curly
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Biathlon
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Skating
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Nordic combined
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Ski mountaineering
For the first time, alpine skiing will be represented at the Olympic Games. Skimo involves athletes skiing up a mountain and then skiing down a mountain. It combines elements of rock climbing, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. I’m sold. Here’s a video to give you a taste:
What we can expect to see at the next Summer Olympics
The 2028 Summer Olympics are expected to feature at least 35 sports, including 27 “major” sports. Skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing were upgraded from non-essential to core sports in 2028. Boxing is currently on the opposite trajectory and could be eliminated from the game entirely. More on this below.
The Los Angeles Summer Olympics will feature five new and returning additional sports: baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash. Here’s the full list of 2028 sports:
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Aquatics (swimming, diving, open water, synchronized swimming and water polo)
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Archery
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Badminton
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Baseball and softball
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Basketball
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Boxing*
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Canoe/kayak
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Cricket
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Cycling (track, road, mountain biking and BMX)
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Equestrian sport
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Fencing
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Flag Football
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Football
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Golf
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Gymnastics (rhythmic, artistic and trampolining)
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Handball
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Hockey
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Judo
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Lacrosse
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Modern pentathlon
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Rowing
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Rugby 7
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Skateboarding (street and park)
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Sport climbing (bouldering, combined lead and speed climbing)
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Press
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Surfing
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Table tennis
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Taekwondo
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Tennis
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Athletics
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Triathlon
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Volleyball (indoor and beach)
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling (Greco-Roman and freestyle)
Boxing is not confirmed for Los Angeles in 2028. There is currently no Olympic-approved governing body for boxing, and the IOC is of the opinion that unless a new governing body emerges, boxing will not be included in the Olympic Games program. .