LA28 Olympic Games: Global Ticket Sales open

Fans around the world who have secured a time slot through the LA28 Ticket Draw will be able to purchase tickets for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games from Thursday, April 9 through Sunday, April 19.

A presale for residents of Los Angeles and Oklahoma City concluded on Monday, April 6, offering early access to local communities.

Tickets for the Olympic Games will be released in multiple phases through a series of ticket drops between now and 2028. Fans interested in future opportunities are encouraged to register for the LA28 Newsletter to stay informed about upcoming draws.

To participate, fans must first register during the designated registration window for each ticket draw. Selected applicants will receive an assigned time slot, granting them access to purchase tickets during that specific sales period.

During their assigned window, fans may purchase up to 12 tickets.

Once registered, fans will remain eligible for future ticket draws until they have reached the maximum allocation of 12 tickets.

Baseball and Softball at the Olympics

Three teams have already qualified for the Men's Baseball Olympic Tournament.

World No. 5 Venezuela, the new Baseball World Champions, and No. 12 Dominican Republic earned the two spots on offer at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, awarded to the top finishers among the National Teams representing the Americas.

World No. 3 USA qualified as the host nation.

The Baseball Olympic qualification process will resume at the WBSC Premier12 2027, which has now expanded to a 16-team format and carries direct Olympic qualification implications.

With the WBSC Premier12 2027 Qualifiers taking place in 2026, the Road to LA28 continues for some countries later this year.

Two places will be awarded at the WBSC Premier12 2027:

• The highest-placed Asian team
• The top team from Europe or Oceania

Asia brings a formidable Olympic pedigree, with Japan, No. 2 Chinese Taipei and Korea all having claimed Olympic medals. No. 17 China will host one of the two four-team Premier12 2027 qualifying tournaments in Zhongshan from November 26 to 28.

In Europe and Oceania, traditional powers such as the No. 9 Netherlands and No. 11 Australia headline the race. No. 14 Italy, No. 15 Czechia, No. 18 Germany, No. 19 Great Britain, and No. 24 Spain will play in the Premier12 2027 Qualifiers. Spain will host the other qualifying event in Barcelona from October 9 to 11.

For Czechia, Germany and Great Britain qualification would mark a historic Olympic debut.

A six-team Olympic Qualifying Tournament, to be staged no later than March 2028, will award the sixth and final Men's Baseball Olympic berth.

Participants will include:

• The two highest-placed (but not yet qualified) teams from the latest edition of the Asian Championship
• The two highest-placed (but not yet qualified) teams from the latest edition of the European Championship
• The African champion
• The highest placed (but not yet qualified) team from the latest edition of the Oceania Championship.

The host nation, and world No. 2, USA, is the only qualified team for the Women's Softball LA28 Olympic tournament so far. Five spots are thus up for grabs.

WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals, April 2027 – 1 team

The first opportunity to qualify for the LA28 Olympic softball tournament will be the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals 2027 where the highest placed team (not yet qualified) will book a ticket to LA28.

Three continental qualification events, 2027 – 3 teams

The three six-team continental qualification tournaments – Asia (4)/Oceania(2), Europe (5)/Africa(1) and the Americas(6) – will qualify one team each for LA28. The continental quotas (in brackets) include the host country.

Final Qualification Event – no later than March 2028 – 1 team

The runner-up and third-placed teams in the Asia/Oceania, Europe/Africa and the Americas continental qualification tournaments will take part in the Final Qualification Event, where the winner will claim the last spot in the softball tournament at LA28.