IOC Officials Say LA28 Passes Its Midterm Exams

BusinessSportsMoneyIOC Officials Say LA28 Passes Its Midterm ExamsByTim Genske,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have had a lifelong love of both history and the Olympics.Follow AuthorJun 06, 2026, 03:58pm EDT(I attended this press conference in Los Angeles June 4, 2026. All quotes are taken directly from a transcript of the event.)From left to right: LA28 Chief Executive Officer Reynold Hoover, LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman, IOC Chair of the Coordination Commission Nicole Hoevertsz, and IOC Executive Director Christoph Dubi June 4, 2026. Los Angeles, California(Photo courtesy of Tim Genske)Two years before the Opening Ceremony of the 2028 Olympic Games, senior leaders of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) delivered perhaps the strongest public endorsement yet of Los Angeles' preparations, declaring that LA28 is further ahead than any previous Olympic organizing committee at the same point in the planning cycle. The remarks came during a press conference following a week-long series of coordination meetings between the IOC and LA28 leadership at the JW Marriott in downtown Los Angeles.Déjà Vu All Over AgainFor a city that successfully hosted the Olympics in 1932 and again in 1984, the stakes are high. The 2028 Games will be the largest sporting event ever staged in the United States and will arrive during a period of unprecedented growth for Olympic and Paralympic sport with 15,000 athletes expected. When asked to assess LA28's progress compared to previous host cities, IOC Vice President and LA28 Coordination Commission Chair Nicole Hoevertsz did not hesitate:Former swimmer Nicole Hoevertsz, Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for LA28, speaks during a LA28 and International Olympic Committee news conference on preparations for the 2028 Games at the JW Marriott L.A. Live in Los Angeles on June 4, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images"I can with every...