LA 2028 at Exposition Park: Athletics, Ceremonies and the Data You Need

A stadium built in 1923 is about to set a record every other Olympic venue on earth has missed. The LA Memorial Coliseum held Olympic events in 1932 and again in 1984, and in 2028 it becomes the first venue in history to host at three Games.

That history is the reason Exposition Park is the emotional centre of LA28. It is also, more practically, one of the densest zones on the map: three venues on adjacent blocks, running athletics, two of the new sports, and four more sports indoors at USC.

Three venues, one walk

LA Memorial Coliseum is the anchor. Built in 1923 as a memorial to Californians who served in the First World War, home to USC football, host of the first Super Bowl. At LA28 it holds Athletics and Para Athletics, co-hosts the Olympic Opening Ceremony with 2028 Stadium, and hosts both the Olympic and Paralympic Closing Ceremonies.

Exposition Park Stadium is the venue you will see called BMO Stadium the rest of the year, home to LAFC and Angel City FC. It opened in 2018 and sits immediately next door. LA28 has given it Flag Football and Lacrosse, two of the sports added for 2028. Flag football is making its Olympic debut. Lacrosse returns as a medal sport for the first time since 1908.

Galen Center, on the USC campus, takes Badminton, Para Badminton, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Wheelchair Rugby.

The three sit close enough that a double-header day here stays inside one neighbourhood, which is rare among LA28 pairings.

Getting in and out

Exposition Park is one of the more transit-legible parts of Los Angeles. The Metro E Line runs to it, and Metro's 2028 Games plan layers extra bus service, park-and-ride mobility hubs and venue shuttles on top of the existing rail network, with a stated goal that every ticketed spectator can reach a venue without driving.

The catch is that all of it is coordinated through your phone. Live arrivals decide whether you wait or walk. Mobile fare payment needs a connection. Closures around a ceremony night reach you through your maps app.

Where the gigabytes go

A day at Exposition Park runs on a hundred small requests rather than one big download:

• The mobile ticket loading at the gate, on a network carrying a full stadium.
• The journey, twice: live arrivals, a map open the whole way, a rideshare quote if the queue looks long.
• Everything else: finding people in a bowl that seats tens of thousands, a translation app, photos and clips after a final.

Most fans land between 1 and 3 GB across a full session day. Two or three sessions plus a few days in the city sits comfortably inside 5 GB.

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Why a data line beats the venue Wi-Fi

Public Wi-Fi at a venue this size falls over at the two moments you need it: entering, when everyone scans a ticket at once, and leaving, when the same crowd simultaneously books a ride. That is simply what happens when tens of thousands of devices share the same access points, at any venue anywhere.

A mobile data line runs on the cellular network, keeps working on the walk to the station, and is already connected before you reach the gate.

Before you fly

1. Buy a US plan, then wait for the email saying your QR code is ready on the website.
2. On home Wi-Fi, view the code and install the profile. It stays dormant until you arrive.
3. On landing, set the Lotsotravel eSIM as your active data line in Settings.
4. Leave the home SIM on for calls, texts and two-factor codes.
5. Turn data roaming off on the home line so it stays clear of US networks and their daily fee.

If your itinerary also takes in Inglewood, downtown or Long Beach, the same plan carries over. The whole setup is laid out in our LA 2028 eSIM guide.