The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be the first in history to schedule the women’s 100-meter track final on the opening day of competitions and push the men’s event to the second day.

The full LA28 schedule was released Wednesday, with organizers announcing the unprecedented change to prioritize the women’s category.

“The women’s 100 meters will be one of the most-watched events, and we wanted to start with a showcase of the fastest females in the world,” LA28 chief of sport and Games delivery Shana Ferguson told reporters.

Opening day on July 15 will feature all three rounds of the women’s 100 meters. Typically, women’s track athletes run a maximum of two events per day in the Olympics. So the three events in one day will also be uncharted territory for the category and its athletes.

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