LOS ANGELES, July 15 (Our Los Angeles) — Los Angeles has hit a new milestone on the road to the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics: LA28 opened Games-time volunteer applications on Tuesday, July 14, starting the final two-year countdown to the Games in its own city.
The organizing committee says it is looking for up to 60,000 volunteers, a workforce it describes as essential to running the event. In its announcement, LA28 said, “Every great production needs a crew.”
What LA28 is asking volunteers to do
LA28 says the Volunteer Crew will be spread across eight broad categories: communications, driving, experience, medical, ceremonies, operations, sport and technology.
Some jobs will be open to general applicants. Others will require specialized skills, including medical training or language translation, LA28 says.
The organization says the volunteer portal was built with Deloitte.
Where the volunteers will work
Most volunteer opportunities will be in the Los Angeles area, LA28 says. But the program will reach beyond Southern California, with assignments also planned for Oklahoma City and soccer venues in New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San José and San Diego.
That makes the volunteer program one of the clearest signs that the 2028 Games will be a national project as well as a local one.
When the Games are scheduled
LA28 says the Olympic Games are set for July 14-30, 2028, and the Paralympic Games for Aug. 15-27, 2028.
The committee says the 2028 Games will make Los Angeles the third city to host the Olympics three times, following 1932 and 1984. It will also be the city’s first Paralympic Games.
How the application process works
LA28 says people who already registered interest will get an email with next steps, but anyone may apply, even if they did not sign up early.
The organization says it will give at least seven days’ notice before applications close.
LA28 has also pointed to community volunteering opportunities tied to local organizations in Los Angeles, with a focus on sustainability, restoration and the wellbeing of venue cities.
Why volunteers matter
Volunteers are a familiar part of the Olympics, helping with everything from guest services to transport to technical support. For LA28, they will also be a public face of the Games.
In a Reuters video, LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover said recent World Cup success showed “the power of sport to unite people” and said volunteers would be “a key part of that experience.”
For Los Angeles, the launch is less about the finish line than the buildup: the city is now two years out from hosting the world, and LA28 is recruiting the people it says will help make the event work.
