The Los Angeles Olympics are still a long way off, but the Australian Olympic Committee She's already thinking about it. Anna Meares, head of mission for the 2028 Olympics delegation, is looking ahead with great ambition. With forty sports on the Olympic program, our team could count up to 580 athleteswhich would make it our largest delegation ever sent abroad », she declares on the AOC websiteAustralia had presented 485 athletes in Tokyo and 460 in Paris. Its absolute record to date remains Sydney, with 632 athletes, in 2000.
« Los Angeles has successfully hosted the Olympic Games twice, in 1932 and 1984. LA28 will showcase both this history and the modernity of the Games, and we Australians are eager to bring our heart, character and spirit to the Games through our Olympic athletes and sports federations. These will be memorable Games. "That's fantastic!" exclaims Anna Meares.
« Games held in the United States will always be a huge spectacle, but participating in the Los Angeles 2028 Games with our largest delegation ever sent abroad, after record performances at Paris 2024and ahead of Brisbane 2032, brings together all the ingredients to boost sport and inspire Australians " agrees Ian Chesterman, president of the AOC.
