When Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Olympics, seven medals will be awarded 1,300 miles away. Six events in canoe slalom, along with the Olympic softball tournament, will be hosted in Oklahoma City. Thursday’s Sports Illustrated digital cover details the full backstory of how this came to be.
Within the story, OKC mayor David Holt mentions that after having dinner with then L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti in 2018, he sent an official letter touting the reasons Oklahoma City would make a great host for the canoe slalom events (this was before softball was officially added to the 2028 Olympic program).
