Most Recently Updated July 31, 2026

I decided to put my Visa Presale time slot to good use and compile this list of ticket prices since I opted not to get any tickets (more on why I didn’t and my thoughts on the pricing at the end).

First, you’ll find general Olympic ticket information along with LA28 specific ticket information and logistics.

Sports are listed alphabetically to make it easier to search via the Table of Contents and I tried to include men’s and women’s games as applicable. A true labor of love (since I don’t use AI and write articles myself) as all disciplines are now accounted for!

I had to keep things manageable so not every session could be listed. But I did want to highlight variations and make it easier to compare, so there are ticket prices for a Preliminary, Round of 16/Quarterfinal/ and Gold Medal/Final Sessions (as applicable) for each sport.

The 24% service fee LA28 charges IS included in the price you see and that the “XXX01” info you see in parenthesis is the specific session I looked at.

What To Know About Buying Olympic Tickets

Zoned Selling, Not Seat Mapping

If you have never bought a ticket for a large international sporting event, they are very different from what you are used to. You purchase color-coded price categories (Categories A, B, C, and D) rather than picking out specific sections, rows, or seat numbers.

Delayed Assignments

Yes this does mean that you are paying blindly upfront for a ticket in a price category versus a specific seat and that there are lots of variations within a Category. LA28 will assign your physical row and seat numbers weeks or days before the event begins – they will attempt to group multi-ticket transactions together as closely as possible.

Why They Do This (And Why Speed Matters)

International governing bodies use this method to account for dynamic venue modifications. For example, if LA28 needs to adjust the size of the media press box at the LA Coliseum or needs to move camera platforms at SoFi Stadium, they can shift physical seats around without issuing thousands of refunds.

Because of this, your checkout strategy is based on speed: this type of purchase does not require endless scrutinization of a seat map. Simply pick your letter category, click add-to-cart, check out and pay. The comfort is knowing that you will now be attending the LA28 Olympics!

Seating Exceptions

Hospitality Packages

These are a lot higher priced but do come with the benefit of knowing where your seats are in addition to having a hospitality package. FYI for LA28, Men’s and Women’s Basketball ALL category A and B are ONLY available as hospitality tickets.

Last-Minute Ticket Sale

If LA28 releases these, you will likely be able to see seating information as last minute tickets sales have historically occured within a month of the games beginning.

LA28 Logistics

Venues

Explore the venues and zones 

Logistics matter but even moreso for large scale events like the Olympics. Driving in Los Angeles can be rough during the best of times so that is definitely something to take into account.

I would urge caution if you are planning on attending more than two events in a day but if you do, choose very large gaps in times between the two sessions. And give yourself lots of time between the events – you are likely to underestimate how long it will take between getting in and out of venues (security and just dealing with large masses of people) and getting to venues (driving, parking and walking).

Ticket Maximum

Be aware of the 12-ticket maximum per account across all sports and sessions (including if you buy for friends and family!). There are the following exceptions

• The Football (Soccer) Exception: Soccer matches are completely separate. You get 12 general tickets PLUS 12 football tickets.
• The Ceremony Exception: The exception here means ceremonies have a stricter sub-cap. You cannot use your 12-ticket limit to buy 12 Opening Ceremony tickets; you can only buy up to 4 per ceremony per account. Important those 4 still count against your overall 12-ticket maximum

Your ticket limits are cumulative across all ticket drops. If you already bought 4 tickets during an earlier phase, those 4 tickets remain permanently counted against your 12-ticket Total during the current Visa Presale and the upcoming August Drop 2 windows!

TICKET PRICES

Ceremonies

3×3 Basketball

• VENUE: Valley Complex 3 LOS ANGELES, CA

Archery

• VENUE: Carson Stadium CARSON, CA

Artistic Gymnastics – Men’s

• VENUE: DTLA Arena LOS ANGELES, CA

Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s

• VENUE: DTLA Arena LOS ANGELES, CA

Artistic Swimming

• VENUE: Long Beach Aquatics Center LONG BEACH, CA

Athletics

• VENUE: LA Memorial Coliseum LOS ANGELES, CA

BMX Freestyle

• VENUE: Valley Complex 1 LOS ANGELES, CA

BMX Racing

• VENUE: Valley Complex 4 LOS ANGELES, CA

Badmitton

• VENUE: Galen Center LOS ANGELES, CA

Baseball

• VENUE: Dodger Stadium LOS ANGELES, CA

Basketball – Men’s

• VENUE: Intuit Dome INGLEWOOD, CA

Basketball – Women’s

• VENUE: Intuit Dome INGLEWOOD, CA

Beach Volleyball

• VENUE: Alamitos Beach Stadium LONG BEACH, CA

Boxing

• VENUE: Peacock Theater LOS ANGELES, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come

Climbing

• VENUE: Long Beach Climbing Theater LONG BEACH, CA

Cricket – Men’s

• VENUE: Fairgrounds Cricket Stadium POMONA, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come

Cricket – Women’s

• VENUE: Fairgrounds Cricket Stadium POMONA, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come

Cycling Track

• VENUE: Carson Velodrome CARSON, CA

Diving

• VENUE: Rose Bowl Aquatics Center PASADENA, CA

Equestrian

• VENUE: Santa Anita Park ARCADIA, CA

Fencing

• VENUE: LA Convention Center Hall 1 LOS ANGELES, CA

Flag Football

• VENUE: Exposition Park Stadium LOS ANGELES, CA

Football – Men’s

Football – Women’s

Golf

• VENUE: Riviera Country Club LOS ANGELES, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come
• NOTE: Category A & B – Standing Room Only

Handball – Men’s

• VENUE: Long Beach Arena LONG BEACH, CA

Handball – Women’s

• VENUE: Long Beach Arena LONG BEACH, CA

Hockey

• VENUE: Carson Field CARSON, CA

Judo

• VENUE: LA Convention Center Hall 2 LOS ANGELES, CA

Lacrosse

• VENUE: Exposition Park LOS ANGELES, CA

Modern Pentathlon

• VENUE: Valley Complex 2 LOS ANGELES, CA

Mountain Biking

• VENUE: Industrial Hills MTB Course CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA
• Ticket Category Map To Come
• Category A & B – Standing Room Only

Open Water Swimming

• VENUE: Belmont Shore LONG BEACH, CA
• Ticket Category Map To Come

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Women

• VENUE: Galen Center LOS ANGELES, CA

Rowing

• VENUE: Long Beach Arena LONG BEACH, CA

Rowing – Coastal Beach Sprints

• VENUE: Belmont Shore LONG BEACH, CA
• Ticket Category Map To Come

Rugby Sevens

• VENUE: Carson Stadium CARSON, CA

Sailing

• VENUE: Belmont Beach LONG BEACH, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come
• NOTE: Category A – Standing Room Only

• VENUE: Port of Los Angeles SAN PEDRO, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come
• NOTE: Category A & B – Standing Room Only

Shooting

Skateboarding

• VENUE: Valley Complex 1 LOS ANGELES, CA

• VENUE: Valley Complex 2 LOS ANGELES, CA

Slalom Paddle

• VENUE: OKC Whitewater Center Oklahoma City, OK

Softball

• VENUE: OKC Softball Park Oklahoma City, OK

Sprint Paddle

• VENUE: Marine Stadium LONG BEACH, CA

Squash

• VENUE: Comcast Squash Center at Universal Studios Oklahoma City, OK

Surfing

• VENUE: Trestles State Beach SAN CLEMENTE, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come

Swimming

• VENUE: 2028 Stadium INGLEWOOD, CA

Table Tennis

• VENUE: LA Convention Center Hall 3 LOS ANGELES, CA

Taekwondo

1. VENUE: LA Convention Center Hall 1 LOS ANGELES, CA

Tennis

Trampoline Gymnastics

• VENUE: DTLA Area LOS ANGELES, CA

Triathlon

• VENUE: Venice Beach VENICE, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come
• Category B – Standing Room Only

Volleyball – Men’s

• VENUE: Honda Center ANAHEIM, CA

Volleyball – Women’s

• VENUE: Honda Center ANAHEIM, CA

Water Polo – Men’s

• VENUE: Long Beach Aquatics Center LONG BEACH, CA

Water Polo – Women’s

• VENUE: Long Beach Aquatics Center LONG BEACH, CA

Weightlifting

• VENUE: Peacock Theater LOS ANGELES, CA
• Ticket Category Map to Come

Wrestling

• VENUE: LA Convention Center Hall 2 LOS ANGELES, CA

Why Didn’t I Get Tickets for LA28?

First, with the Visa Presale being so close from when the World Cup 26 finished and with the Olympics starting in two years, I couldn’t commit to buying any tickets. Seriously, I know myself and the unbelievably high likelihood of changing travel plans especially those far off in the future!

And quite honestly, there was more than a bit of price shock (and a little ick from the service fee) that prevented me from completing a ticket purchase.

After attending Paris2024 (and almost attending Milan 2026 winter Olympics) and seeing how they priced tickets made me realize that as all my international friends have been telling me, I had been used to an American pricing system. We aren’t outraged by 24% service fees (or at least enough to not buy tickets or try to get the system changed) nor do we find it outrageous how tickets are priced.

LA28 ticket prices scale drastically based on the popularity of the sport, the stage of competition, and the venue seating tiers which for many of us, we would say ‘mmkay that makes total sense to do that’

But should ALL Athletics Finals sessions be the same price (vs premium for Men’s 100M and Women’s 100M) AND be the SAME prices as the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Finals? Bit of the ick for me.

To be fair, I am quite jaded with FIFA and the World Cup 26 only recently concluded so I can’t say how much of my ire is misplaced…but I also don’t think that I am completely wrong in how I am looking at it.

BUT, BUT I do want to highlight that while the Big Ticket events are quite expensive, that doesn’t mean that you aren’t able to have an affordable Olympics! I am really glad that I did this post as I was able to see loads of affordable tickets for a range of events!

I have talked about it in my buying tickets/time slot guides, that one of the things that you really need to decide re the Olympics is: Are you more focused on seeing a specific event (and willing to spend to see said event) or are you looking more for the Olympics experience?

I am admittedly quite sports-mad and willing to pay a pretty penny for certain events so my disappointment should not impact you IF you just want to attend an Olympics!

And while we don’t have any details on exactly what LA28 will have, there are likely to be some similar elements/activities to be able to be able to experience the Olympics without having to spend much money (see the free activities section below)!

What I Spent for My Paris2024 Tickets (and How It Affected My Thinking re LA28 Tickets)

Costs were so low here as Paris2024 actively kept ticket prices and fees reasonable. What do I mean by that? LA28 tickets are more expensive across the board, there are more ticket categories for most sports and then there are the fees. 24% service fee for LA28 vs the 1.5% processing fee for Paris 2024. It’s hard to stomach all of that together.

BTW my total spend on the Olympic games was actually $736.40 and I really lucked out with some INCREDIBLE last minute seats.

What’s not accounted for on that chart?

I did buy and sell some tickets through the official re-sale site. For example I ended up with multiple beach volleyball sessions but kept only the one with the incredible view of the Eiffel Tower DIRECTLY in front of me during the matches. Or when I ended up selling the first athletics Athletics ticket I bought because a better seat became available.

Again Paris2024 fees were reasonable with it being 10% more than the original ticket price when buying and 5% when selling on the official Paris2024 resale site (and no processing fee was charged!)

PLUS I bought the commemorative paper tickets which for all of my event was $27.82/€24.94 vs the $18 PER TICKET! LA28 is charging

That’s the other reason why I didn’t buy LA28 tickets with 24% service fee and a 12 ticket maximum (still hasn’t been disclosed how it will work with buying and re-selling tickets) as I am wanting to have LA28 be focused on the events that I wasn’t able to see in Paris (and for those, I do care about seats).

Paris2024 Low Cost And Even Free Events To Get That Olympic Feeling

One of my favorite parts about Paris2024 were all the cheap and even free events that were honestly as fun to experience as some of the events! I know that seems impossible but let’s check out what I was able to do for free that was so cool!

Again we don’t know if LA28 will have all of these but there are definitely going to be a few similar events/set ups throughout the LA area to help set the Olympic mood.

Champions Parade @ Champion’s Park / Cost: FREE

Paris definitely made incredible use of its famous landmarks, no? Eiffel Tower is prominently centered at one end of Champions Park!

The photo montage above is from the Champions Parade that was held most days – basically this is where you got to celebrate the previous days’ medal winners!

On the day I attended Novak Djokovic was there and it was so interesting to hear him talk about how winning the Olympics and representing Serbia was more meaningful to him than anything else he had done in his very illustrious career (and tbh, I’m not someone is a Djokovic fan)!

Paris2024 was the first time that a host city had done something like this so fingers crossed that LA28 does something similar!

Live Screening of Finals AKA Olympic Watch Parties @ Champion’s Park / Cost: FREE

One of my favorite ways to watch sports is at large, public viewing parties and Paris2024 had their largest one at the same Champion’s Park! On the couple of evenings I was here, the crowd and vibes were electric!

I was able to watch and then cheer for Simone Biles as she won the Women’s Gymnastics All-Around gold medal from the second best place besides the venue or maybe the best for many since this was free?!

Paris2024 Cauldron/Olympic Torch / Cost: FREE

The tickets to see this up close (top left) sold out immediately but since it was so large, I was able to see it whilst wandering about. It didn’t matter if it was during the day or at night or at sunset (when it was cast up), it was always so awe inspiring to see.

I always stopped to marvel at it and one of the coolest things to me was seeing people’s reactions the first time they caught a glance.

Free Souvenirs & Pin Trading / Cost: FREE

Olympic Hospitality Houses / Cost: FREE up to €325 (ofc that would be the US pavilion)

Quite a few national Olympic Committees set up hospitality houses to celebrate their athletes and showcase their country’s culture and heritage. They were found all around Paris but there were 15 hospitality houses conveniently located near one another at the Parc des Nations @ Parc de la Villette including Club France.

Final Thoughts

I imagine that I will end up at LA28 since I am such a sports and Olympics nut…right now, I am having a hard time wrapping my head and wallet around the astronomical ticket prices and fees but I am also the person that went to two World Cup matches this year (and I actively loathe FIFA) Curious about those trips? Here’s how I was able to pull off my Vancouver trip and this is for the KC Quarterfinal match