On this day, exactly two years from now, the Olympic Games will begin. LA28 will mark the third time that Los Angeles will be hosting the Olympics, after 1932 and 1984.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the 2028 Stadium Inglewood will be the venues of the dual-location Opening Ceremony for the Games, set to be held 14-30 July 2028. The event will mark the Coliseum’s third time hosting Olympic ceremonies, having previously done so in 1932 and 1984, and will represent the first Olympic use of the Stadium in Inglewood.

The badminton competition at Galen Center will begin 8am local time on Saturday 15 July, and will conclude on Monday 24 July.

For fans looking to partake of the Olympic experience up close, the second drop of tickets opens today. Register by 22 July for the opportunity. Check out all the details here: https://tickets.la28.org/

Meanwhile, with the Olympics on home turf, USA’s Lauren Lam and Allison Lee can feel the anticipation building up.

“When we’re back home, random people come up to us and say they’ve been looking forward to us playing in LA,” said Lee. “There’s a lot of attention now on badminton. I’m pretty impressed, because a lot of people now know the sport, compared to two years ago.”

“Right now, with the team that we have, a lot of people are recognising that we can do well,” said Lam. “With every tournament, it’s hard not to think about. We try our best to take it match by match. We try not to think about it all the time, but definitely it’s there in the background.”