LOS ANGELES — The Olympic flag arrived under bright skies Monday in Los Angeles, where officials now have four short years to organize a Games capable of rivaling the widely praised Paris edition in a notoriously traffic-clogged metropolis.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass landed in a plane emblazoned with palm trees and the logo 'LA 2028,' and crossed the tarmac holding the five-ringed banner, accompanied by several US athletes.'We feel the pressure to make sure that our city and our region is prepared and ready,' she told reporters.'We have the flag now. It's on us. We got a lot of work to do Los Angeles ,' Bass added.
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass waves the Olympic flag alongside LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman , US springboard diver Delaney Schnell , US skateboarder Tate Carew , and US volleyball player Micah Ma?a after their plane landed during an event celebrating the arrival of the Olympic flag at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on August 12, 2024.
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