Five new sports are to be added to the program at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Cricket and baseball are returning.
Baseball will be a discipline again at the 2028 Olympic Games. – keystone
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The Olympic Committee will add five new sports to the program for 2028. Two top competitions, cricket and baseball, are returning to the Olympics. Lacrosse, flag football and squash are also taking part in Los Angeles.
Cricket, baseball/softball, lacrosse, flag football and squash are expected to be part of the competition program at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The organizers announced this.
However, the International Olympic Committee still has to approve this decision. This is to take place at the IOC session in Mumbai that begins on Sunday and is considered a formality.
Cricket has many fans, especially in Asia and Oceania. – keystone
Cricket, considered the second largest sport in the world, was only played at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. With the resumption, the IOC wants to open up the market. According to industry experts, the Olympic broadcast rights are worth a good 175 million euros.
Breakdancing will also be at the Olympics in 2028
Lacrosse was Olympic in St. Louis in 1904 and in London in 1908, baseball and the women’s version of softball were Olympic in Tokyo in 2021. Squash and flag football, a disembodied version of American football, will be part of the program for the first time.
Do you think the new sports at the Olympics are a good addition?
It is also confirmed that breakdancing will be back in 2028. The art of dance will celebrate its Olympic debut in Paris next summer.
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2023-10-09 20:07:06
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