Saturday, November 3, 2018

LA has hosted not just one Olympics but two..........very rare......the Raiders played in the collesium.....................according to this....it was the 1st to host two Olympics........


Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Wikipedia


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Jump to Olympic Cauldron - Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the Coliseum became the first stadium to host the Summer Olympic Games twice; again serving as the primary track and field venue and site of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Coliseum played host to the 2-day California World Music Festival on April 7–8, 1979.
Capacity‎: ‎78,467; 93,607 (pre-2018);
Surface‎: ‎Bermuda grass
Location‎: ‎Los Angeles, California‎, U.S
Owner‎: ‎State of California, ‎City of Los Angeles, ...

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Sep 14, 2017 - 2028 Summer Olympics to be held at “The Greatest Stadium in the World” On September 13th, 2017, we made history. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is now a three-time host of the Summer Olympics, having been awarded, along with the City of Los Angeles, the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
Jul 30, 2015 - The Games were a global multi-athletic event held in the Coliseum, which was temporarily renamed the Los Angeles Olympic Stadium.
Known as “The Greatest Stadium in the World”, the Los Angeles Memorial ... two Summer Olympics (Xth Olympiad in 1932, XXIIIrd Olympiad in 1984) and soon a ...
Feb 9, 2018 - Ten years from now, the Olympics will return to Los Angeles for the first time ... The venerable Coliseum has already hosted Olympic events ...
Jun 1, 2018 - The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum opened May 1, 1923, with a capacity of 75,000. Before the 1932 Olympics, seating capacity was ...
Jan 29, 2018 - With the 2028 Summer Olympics, it will be the only stadium to have hosted three ... More stories about: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ...
Jan 8, 2016 - In 1984, Los Angeles became the only U.S. city to host two Olympics, and the Coliseum became the first stadium to host the Olympics twice.

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