One by one: the new sports selected for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

141st session of the International Olympic Committee Its inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Games program will be validated next week Five sports proposed by the organizing committee (baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse, soccer and squash), After the organization’s Executive Committee approved the initiative, President Thomas Bach made the announcement on Friday.

Of the other three sports awaiting a decision by 2028 – weightlifting, modern pentathlon and boxing – the first two will be included and the case study for the third will continue.

The German leader also noted that there are 16 proposals for new disciplines for that edition (sporting events have already been accepted) and that The only method that was accepted was fast rowing on shore, which implied the elimination of lightweight double rowing.

Besides recommending the acceptance of the five new sports that are “in line” with the sporting traditions and culture of the organizing country, Bach made it clear that they support the continuation of the modern pentathlon after the change from equestrian jumping. Obstacle courses test on foot. “Without this change, the Modern Quintet would not have been included in the programme,” Bach said at a press conference in Bombay, India.

Weightlifting, which was in doubt due to irregularities in its management, will also be recommended for admission at the hearing. The President said that the decision by the International Federation to delegate anti-doping tests to the International Testing Agency (ITA) and sanctions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was decisive.

The third sport awaiting a decision is boxing, and its study will continue. His association (IBA) was also suspended for multiple shortcomings, and Bach noted that no other organization had received this recognition. He told the president, “We want boxing in the program. We have no problems with boxing. We have a big problem with your federation.” Regarding the Paris 2024 programme, the fraction disappears.

Baseball will return to the Olympics after being excluded from the 2012 and 2016 Olympicswas re-admitted for 2020 and was again excluded from those for 2024.

Young woman The Olympic history of this sport was born in Barcelona in 1992 and there has been constant entry and exit from the program. Moreover, the solution of merging the international baseball and softball federations, and including them in the Games as one sport (men’s baseball and women’s softball), did not generate the desired stability either.

previously, The main obstacle to baseball establishing itself as an Olympic sport was the impossibility of ensuring that its best players would be at the Games.Major League Professionals, is the professional organization for the above-mentioned sports and is the oldest in the United States and Canada.

“The inclusion of baseball and softball (in the proposal) is a testament to the global appeal of our sport, made possible through continued collaboration with all stakeholders, including the professional leagues.” We are sure that both will be a huge hit among fans in the US and the rest of the world.“The International Federation said.

This is one Great news for Argentina, which has had a very successful men’s team in recent years: With achievements such as the World Championship (over ten played) in Prague and Havlikov Brod 2019, the Pan American Championship in Paraná 2022 and the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Lima 2019, meanwhile, the women’s team played in only four World Cups and had the best position His is 14th at Whitehorse 2012 and Harlem 2014.

Other multiplication sports Cricket has only been Olympic in one edition, Paris 1900with a men’s competition in it Only two teams participated, France and Great Britain. There the British team, in fact the Devon and Somerset Wanderers club, was victorious, and was chosen to represent the country.

It is a hugely popular sport in the United Kingdom and in the countries of the British Commonwealth, especially in India, Pakistan and Australia. Regarding the way it works, In the 2028 Games, the Twenty20 format will be played, with single-innings matches and a maximum of 20 overs. (“More” is six pitches). That’s why matches end in about two and a half hours, while in the classic version they last several days.

On the other side, Olympic lacrosse was held at the beginning of the last century, in 1904 and 1908with Canada winning both editions, first against the United States and then against Great Britain, the only participating teams.

It is considered as The oldest sport played in North America, its origins go back to its indigenous peoplesPlayers use a stick with a net at the end to carry the ball, pass it, and throw it toward the goal. However, the proposed Olympic system is also a mini-system, a “sixes” system, with six players per team instead of ten.

The Bombay Games gave the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) its final – and tentative – recognition before accepting the sport, in Its version of “flag football” or “tocho”.“, unaddressed, in games.

This contactless method is more dynamic and cheaper. The goal of the game is still to get the ball into the end zone, however To prevent competitors from advancing, all you have to do is remove the tape they place on the hip area.

Its newness in the Olympic program will be joined by its newness pumpkinthe fourth potential racket sport after tennis, table tennis and badminton. This game is played between two competitors, as they throw a rubber ball at a wall. It can only hit the ground once, but it can also bounce off the side or back walls.

Karate, which also requested admission as an additional sport, She once again witnessed her determination to repeat the Olympic experience thwarted Who lived for the first and only time in Tokyo 2020.

On the same day that the new Los Angeles proposal was announced, The world federation of this sport, Karate World, revealed a meeting between its Spanish president, Antonio Espedos, and a member of the International Olympic Committee, Zaiqing Yu. To analyze the success of the Asian Games and examine the “Olympic hopes” of karate. Hours later, bad news arrived from Los Angeles.

“Unfortunately, karate is not included in the list of additional sports“Espinos’ reaction was immediate. “Even if we do not reach our goal, the path has been one of positive development and growth and we will continue to strive to once again be part of future releases of games (…). “Now is the time to focus on the future ahead of us.”

Kickboxing He sought to be an Olympian and replace boxing, but was not included in the Los Angeles proposal Although it was recognized as an Olympic discipline in July 2021 by the International Olympic Committee. what is he talking about? A group of standing combat sports and a form of boxing, based on kicks and punches

Although motorsport, such as motorsport or motorcycling, has a significant influence around the world, It was not included among the new disciplines for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics due to…When vehicles, mechanical personnel and other items are needed, It requires more logistics and difficult conditions Of other practices.

Breaking (or break dancing) is a social dance that belongs to the hip-hop culture, along with graffiti, rap, and DJing. It will make its debut as a demonstration sport at the 2024 Paris Games. however, Since it was not added to the Los Angeles proposal, it will not be present in the next version.