Sport fans will be able to sign up from Wednesday for a chance to attend the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games - with tickets starting at $28 (£20.80).

Registration opens at 07:00 local time (15:00 GMT) for fans to enter a random ticket draw covering all events that will take place at the Games. The window will remain open until mid-March.

If chosen, fans will be notified via email and will be given a time slot to purchase tickets in April. One million of those tickets will sell for $28, and about one-third are set to cost less than $100 (£74.41).

These Games belong to everyone, Casey Wasserman, the chairman of LA 2028 said on Tuesday. These Games have to be affordable and inclusive.

The announcement of affordable ticket prices comes after the price of tickets for the 2026 men's football World Cup - which will also be hosted in the US, as well as Canada and Mexico - received public criticism.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, LA officials said affordability and accessibility were central to their ticketing plan, aiming for sport fans around the globe to attend.

Tickets for the 2024 Olympics in Paris started at $27.95 (£20).

A special early purchase window will also be open for residents in the Los Angeles area and Oklahoma City, where some Olympic Games are also being held.

2028 will be the first time the Olympics will be held in the US since the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Los Angeles has hosted the Olympics twice before - in 1932 and 1984 - and plans to use its already established infrastructure for the Games.

Event organisers, along with hundreds of Olympians and Paralympians, gathered at the LA Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday for a ceremonial lighting of the Olympic venue's cauldron ahead of the ticket registration opening.

The Coliseum hosted events during both previous Olympics in LA and is set to co-host the opening ceremony along with track and field events in 2028.

Organisers explained how the ticketing would work during the event on Tuesday.

Once registered - using their name, email, and zip code - fans will be entered into a random draw for time slots to buy tickets in April. The earlier slot a fan is given, the better their chances of securing tickets, as being assigned a time slot does not guarantee ticket availability.

The first set of tickets will go on sale from April 9-19, including options for the opening and closing ceremonies.

While most Games will be held in Los Angeles and Southern California, canoeing and softball will be hosted in Oklahoma.

LA28 chief Allison Katz-Mayfield called the random ticket-drawing process the fairest way to ensure that the broadest number of people can get access to tickets and that no one is advantaged or disadvantaged.

No matter when you go in, whether you're the first person in or the last person in, you have the same opportunity, she added.

Registration for tickets is open until March 18, and there is no advantage to registering early.