Squash, flag football, cricket, lacrosse and baseball/softball will be contested during the first Summer Games in the U.S. since 1996.
An LA2028 sign is seen at the Los Angeles Coliseum to celebrate Los Angeles being awarded the 2028 Olympic Games. the International Olympic Committee continues to remake the Games in a hope of attracting new fans. Cricket, flag football, squash, lacrosse and baseball and softball will all be added to the L.A. Olympics, giving the 2028 Games a distinctly different look from recent Summer Olympics.
Squash and flag football will be in the Olympics for the first time. Cricket and lacrosse are returning after appearances in early Games, while baseball and softball have been in and out of recent Olympics. None of them is guaranteed to remain in the Olympics past 2028, but recent additions such as skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing have found permanent spots on the summer program.that were not included on the IOC’s original plan: weightlifting and modern pentathlon.
People familiar with the selection said squash likely will feature fields of 48 or 64 athletes, split evenly between men and women. Squash’s Olympic bid emphasized its affordability and flexibility — pro squash tournaments often are played on outdoor glass courts in makeshift venues erected around local landmarks, like theor New York’s Grand Central Station. The Olympic event could take a similar shape if organizers find a suitable backdrop in L.A.
The popularity of this year’s World Baseball Classic has helped baseball and softball’s case with the IOC, but Major League Baseball has never made its players available for the Olympics and has not indicated that it will in 2028. Last week, Wassermanthat L.A. 28 executives have had a “very engaged, ongoing dialogue” with the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association about getting big league players in the 2028 Olympics.
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