On 4 February 1981 California State University Dominguez Hills was selected as the site of the Olympic velodrome.

[1] CSU Dominguez Hills President Don Gerth was eager to include the university in the ’84 Olympics.

"[1] Permanent stands were built to accommodate 2,000 spectators, but with temporary seating additions capacity for the Games was between 6,400 and 8,000.

The LAOOC petitioned for Women's Individual Sprint and Pursuit events, but the requests were denied by the IOC.

Connie Carpenter-Phinney and Rebecca Twigg took the Gold and Silver Medals in the 45 women field in the Individual road race, the first in Olympic history.