diff --git a/components/sections/home8/section2.tsx b/components/sections/home8/section2.tsx
index e8a39694..d34633b7 100644
--- a/components/sections/home8/section2.tsx
+++ b/components/sections/home8/section2.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ export default function Section2({ eventDate, showCountdown }: Readonly<Section2
     <div className="conference-stats">
       {/* Background with reused image */}
       <div className="conference-stats__bg">
-        <Image src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" alt="Background Texture" fill style={{ objectFit: "cover" }} priority />
+        {/* Bolt: Removed priority from below-the-fold image to prioritize LCP hero image */}
+        <Image src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" alt="Background Texture" fill style={{ objectFit: "cover" }} />
       </div>
 
       <div className="container">
diff --git a/components/sections/home8/section4.tsx b/components/sections/home8/section4.tsx
index 916a5316..e069b485 100644
--- a/components/sections/home8/section4.tsx
+++ b/components/sections/home8/section4.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export default function Section4({ sponsors, eventVenue }: Readonly<Section4Prop
         backgroundPosition: "center",
       }}
     >
-      <Image src="/assets/img/elements/layer1.png" className="layer1" alt="" fill priority />
+      {/* Bolt: Removed priority from below-the-fold image to prioritize LCP hero image */}
+      <Image src="/assets/img/elements/layer1.png" className="layer1" alt="" fill />
       <div className="container">
         {!hasSponsors && (
           <>