Olympics: Tokyo, Shanghai picked as qualifier venues for 2028 L.A. Games

The International Olympic Committee said Thursday that Tokyo and Shanghai have been picked among the qualifier venues for multiple urban sports in the run-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The other two cities set to host the Olympic Q-Series, formerly known as the Olympic Qualifier Series, are Montreal in Canada and Orlando in the U.S. state of Florida.The urban sports programs for each city will be announced at a later date, the committee said. The six sports to be featured are 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball, BMX freestyle, climbing, flag football and skateboarding.Tokyo is scheduled …READ FULL ARTICLE