The Brief
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously approved a motion to move the 2028 Olympic diving events from the Exposition Park facility to the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena.
The decision was made following a request from LA28, the organizing committee, which cited financial and safety concerns regarding the original venue.
What we know:
The LA28 organizing committee for the 2028 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games requested the venue change for diving events.
The original plan was to use the historic John C. Argue swimming stadium at Exposition Park, which also hosted swimming events during the 1932 Olympic Games.
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