The Sooner State will welcome the world in four years.
As the world readies itself for this summer's Olympics in Paris, officials are already looking to the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
On Friday, the Olympic organizing committee revealed that two events in '28 will be held in an unlikely location: Oklahoma City. Per a"These assignments are also in alignment with the IOC’s Olympic Agenda 2020+5 recommendation which emphasizes sustainability by encouraging the use of existing venues beyond the region of the host city," the organizing committee wrote.
The Olympics have received substantial criticism over the years for encouraging the construction of event venues that have quickly fallen intoPatrick Andres has been a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated since 2022. Before SI, his work appeared in The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword, and Diamond Digest. Patrick has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game.
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