The 2028 Olympic games will be held in Los Angeles, and the city of Chula Vista want to make a huge impact on the international tournament.
The president of Elite says that a pivotal role in the Olympics, considering not only the city in which it is located, but also the potential inside of the facility, is quite possible for Chula Vista's campus.
“With the eyes of the world on LA in 2028, I believe we are uniquely qualified to play the most important role of any training center on Earth,” said Elite President Brian Melekian. “And I don’t think that’s an exaggeration because we’re geographically close and we have a facility that nobody else in the world has.” he added.
The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the facility within the past two years, where they had to endure a $5 million loss in revenue since the lockdowns started taking place.
However, these losses could have been worse, had it not been for the Olympics and Paralympic Committee not requiring the facility to pay up to $6 million in 2020 and 2021.
For people that have visited the facility, the possiblity of this Elite center to play a part in the 2028 Olympics, would be something that is not in the far reach. The facility is located in the Eastlake and Otay Ranch area, operating near the Lower Otay Reservoir. The facility is filled with incredible features such as, volleyball courts, seven grass fields, BMX Supercross tracks, track and rowing complexes, field hockey stadium, boathouse, and several weight rooms.
In addition, the training center also offers up to 300 beds for its athlete's resting and recovery, dining room, special rooms for meetings to place, and also sports therapy services available.
And if you need any confirmation that this center in Chula Vista is already making an impact on the Olympics, up to 93 medals were rewarded last year in Tokyo to athletes who had trained on this Chula Vista training facility leading up to the Olympics.
And as for 2028, officials representing Elite say that the goal is for 100 gold medals to be rewarded to athletes that trained in the Chula Vista campus, preferebly 50 for the Americans, and 50 for foreign athletes as well.
