The compound mixed team event will be the first archery medal awarded at the LA28 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee revealed when releasing the competition schedule earlier this week.
This marks the first time the compound bow style will feature as a medal discipline in the Olympics.
Archery’s traditional starting day at previous Games has been on the morning of the opening ceremony. At Paris 2024, the sport got underway one day before the official start of the Games, because the opening ceremony took place on the river Seine in the centre of the city, and the archery venue, Les Invalides, was right next to the river.
For LA28, archery will begin with the qualifying round on Wednesday 19 July 2028, several days after the opening ceremony on 14 July.
The competition will resume with the compound mixed team finals on 21 July, leaving just one day between qualifying and the first medal event. This is shorter than the two-day gap used in Paris to separate qualifying from the first finals, but similarly ensures a smooth transition from qualifying to medal contention.
The programme also includes the five existing recurve medal events – men’s and women’s individual, men’s and women’s team, and recurve mixed team – alongside the compound mixed team debut.
These schedule adjustments, together with considerations of athlete quotas and venue logistics, allow archery to integrate smoothly into the overall Olympic programme while giving compound archers their historic moment.
Archery will take place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson – a modern, multi-purpose venue that will host both recurve and the new compound events.
The Games will close on 30 July 2028, just two days after the Olympic archery competition concludes with the individual women’s finals on Friday 28 July.
More detailed information on qualification pathways, session times and ticketing will follow in the coming months.
