The Los Angeles City Council formally approved on Wednesday a plan to make the L.A. Memorial Coliseum the sole host of the Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic Games.

By unanimous vote the council signed off on a plan first announced in May in which the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will share the Opening Ceremonies while the Closing Ceremonies will take place at the Coliseum.

The unprecedented Opening Ceremonies dual-venue plan, LA 28 chairman Casey Wasserman has said “will highlight Los Angeles’ rich sporting history and cutting-edge future.”

The Olympic Games are scheduled to open on July 14, 2028, making the Coliseum the first venue to host three Olympics. The Closing Ceremony will take place on July 30.

“For over a century, the Coliseum has been a landmark host to some

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