There has been much speculation over the past year as to whether or not Los Angeles would be granted the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee made it official with the lighting of the Olympic Torch at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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The IOC just announced Los Angeles will be the host city of the 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games! #FollowTheSun pic.twitter.com/DBlccQK3Kx — LA 2028 (@LA2028) September 13, 2017The announcement was the final step in what has been a long journey for the Los Angeles Organizing Committee — LA 2028 — filled with months of planning and proposals, in an effort to bring the games back to the City of Angels for the third time.