Marking Los Angeles' first time as the Paralympics host, the Games will be the first Summer Paralympics since the 1996 edition in Atlanta to take place in the United States, and the third overall.
The Games will see the debut of Paraclimbing as an event.
Due to concerns over a number of cities withdrawing in the bid process of the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, a process to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously to the final two cities in the running to the 2024 Summer Olympics—Los Angeles and Paris—was approved at an Extraordinary IOC Session on July 11, 2017, in Lausanne.[2] Paris was understood to be the preferred host for the 2024 Games. On July 31, 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for the 2028 Games, leaving Paris to be confirmed as hosts for the 2024 Games. Both decisions were ratified at the 131st IOC Session on September 13, 2017.[3]
The initial program of 22 sports was ratified at a meeting of the IPC's governing board in January 2023, with no changes from the program of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. A record 33 sports applied for inclusion in the Games. The IPC shortlisted para climbing and para surfing as new events that may be assessed for possible inclusion by the LA28 organizing committee.[5] In June 2024, LA28 announced that it had proposed to the IPC the inclusion of para climbing,[6] which would be ratified on June 26.[7]CP football, which was last played in 2016 will return.[citation needed]
The emblems for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on September 1, 2020, featuring the characters "LA" and "28" in a stacked layout. The "A" in "LA" is designed to be interchangeable, with variations created in collaboration with local athletes, artists, and celebrities.[8][9][10] Among the larger suite of logo variants are versions designed in collaboration with Paralympic athletes, including Scout Bassett (which is inspired by the infinity symbol),[11]Ezra Frech, Lex Gillette, Jamal Hill, and Oz Sanchez.[8][9][10]