The Coliseum offers a sense of history and has the backing of L.A. City Council members eager to keep the Games’ premiere events within city limits. So LA 2024 has proposed a way to use both. “Hosting Olympic ceremonies across two stadiums has never been done,” Gene Sykes, the chief executive of LA 2024, said in a statement. This week’s announcement on the split ceremonies resolves a sticky problem for LA 2024 leaders. Olympic ceremonies are much like the Super Bowl, with many of the seats reserved for officials and corporate sponsors.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2017 17:05 UTC