World Athletics president Lord Coe is looking forward to his sport kicking off the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 “with a bang” as track and field takes centre stage in the opening week of the Games.

Athletics events, which usually take place in the second week of the Games, are swapping with swimming , which instead will be dropped back to the second week of the fortnight.

And the immediate highlight will be the women’s 100 metres champion being crowned on the first official day of competition.

The women’s sprint will open the athletics schedule at the LA Memorial Coliseum on July 15, with all three rounds taking place that day, while the men’s 100m final will follow on day two.

Sprinters normally run a maximum of two races in a day at a major event. The women’s field, which could

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