Los Angeles Prepares for 2028 Olympics After Paris 2024

During a stirring Closing Ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, officially presented the Olympic flag to Karen Bass, the Mayor of Los Angeles. This passing of the flag was a ceremonial start of Los Angeles’ five-year journey to prepare for the 2028 Summer Olympics, with the final destination of the flag in the latter city symbolizing the Mayor’s and her city’s commitment to the success of the games. In a way, the organizing committee of Los Angeles will bear considerable logistical pressure and other – fathomless to the outsider – expectations to at least match, if not surpass, the grandeur of the Paris event.

In particular, on the Internet, denizens of Paris were able to jokingly “trash talk” Los Angeles concerning the cities’ comparative architectural landmarks. The grandiose Parisian venues like the Grand Palais, the Palace of Versailles, the Eiffel Tower, and others were presented against the more utilitarian, grandiose, sight-denied southern california architecture. Ultimately, cities’ interaction was rather friendly, but it serves as a serious bar set by the successful Paris Games, the winner of which might receive only five years. The world is watching eagerly to see how Los Angeles, with its unique cultural and urbane tapestry, is going to deal with the challenge set upon its Mayor Anne Hidalgo.