Will Los Angeles 2028 be the moment when the Paralympics conquer America?
Los Angeles, you’re next
By AMANDA VOGT
Published - Sep 09, 2024, 05:47 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:28 PM EST
Los Angeles, you’re next.
Paris raised the game for the Paralympics, with more than 4,000 athletes as well as 2.4 million tickets sold, which was second only to the London Games of 2012. Now the challenge for U.S. organizers is to top it with another breakout moment for para sports.
“We want to conquer America,” said Craig Spence, a spokesman for the International Paralympic Committee.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Reynold Hoover, CEO of the organizing committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics, is confident the Paralympics can do just that.