Beach volleyball athletes will compete at Alamitos Beach during the 2028 Summer Games, Olympics officials announced today.
Target shooting, sport climbing and coastal rowing will also be hosted along the city’s waterfront or at its convention center — bringing the total number of Olympic events in Long Beach to at least 11.
The seven other sports already slated for Long Beach were:
- Canoe sprint at Marine Stadium
- Handball in the Long Beach Arena
- Marathon swimming along the Long Beach waterfront
- Rowing at Marine Stadium
- Sailing in the water off Belmont Shore
- Water polo in a temporary aquatics venue in the Long Beach Convention Center parking lot
- And artistic swimming in the same parking lot venue
Triathlon competitions, previously slated for Long Beach, have been relocated to Venice Beach…