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The 242-acre facility was approved in a vote from the Los Angeles City Council in March, but was taken out of consideration a day after LA28 got its master plan approved by the IOC in a closed session on April 9.

The popular sport was originally earmarked to be held near Santa Monica’s iconic pier, but yearslong talks between LA28 and Santa Monica broke down as an IOC deadline approached for last week’s executive board meeting.

The IOC approved a record number of medal events and expanded competitions within previously announced sports during the 2028 Olympics in L.A.

The IOC announced an athlete quota of 10,500 in 31 core sports, which matches the Paris Games that were the first Games to reach full gender parity.

The IOC has moved to emphasize gender equality at the Games in recent cycles by adding more female athletes, medal events in women’s sports and mixed gender team events.