IOC Officials Say LA28 Passes Its Midterm Exams
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- 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.
Sports Money IOC Officials Say LA28 Passes Its Midterm Exams By Tim Genske,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have had a lifelong love of both history and the Olympics.Follow Author Jun 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.