LA28 Board Proposes 5 New Sports for the 2028 Olympic Games

LA28 Board Proposes 5 New Sports for the 2028 Olympic Games
A display of the Olympic rings is set up on Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, after the vote awarding the 2024 Games to the French capital, in Paris, on Sept. 13, 2017. Francois Mori/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games’ Board of Directors announced on Oct. 9 its proposal to include five new sports as part of the 2028 Olympic sports program, which they say would reflect the “diversity, optimism, and creativity” of Los Angeles.

LA28 Games, a private organization delivering the Olympic Games to L.A., is calling for the inclusion of baseball/softball, flag football, cricket, lacrosse, and squash as part of the sports lineup when the Olympic Games come to the city. The International Olympic Committee will consider and vote on the proposal during its meeting in Mumbai on Oct. 16, according to LA28.

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