Pound suggests Government interference a risk to Los Angeles 2028 Monday, 11 January 2021 Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Richard Pound has warned any issues with recent legislation passed in the United States could "bubble up" ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act was signed into law in the US in the latter months of 2020. The Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act establishes safeguards designed to protect amateur athletes from abuse from coaches and other officials within Olympic and Paralympic sports. The act also requires the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to give the US Center for SafeSport $20 million (£15.5 million/€17 million) in annual funding to do its work more effectively.