More than 60,000 people are expected to turn out Saturday for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Festivities are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the stadium on Figueroa Street south of downtown. Gates open at 3 p.m.
More than 6,500 athletes from 165 countries are expected to compete in the Games in 25 events at various venues around the city through Aug. 2.
The games are being billed as the largest-ever gathering of nations in the city -- the 1984 Summer Olympics hosted 140 countries.