Which are 5 new sports to feature at LA Olympics 2028?

After the spectacular completion of the Paris Olympics 2024 in France, the Olympic movement has set its sail towards the West coast of the USA, where in four year’s time, the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 will commence. For the upcoming Olympic Games, the LA Organising Committee chose to include five new sports, which was confirmed during the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai in October 2023.

In this article, SportsTiger looks at the five new sports set to feature at the LA Olympics 2028.

Squash

Squash will be making its first appearance in the history of the Olympic Games at the LA 2028. After years of hard work behind the scenes, the World Squash Federation (WSF) has been able to add squash, an indoor four-walled court racquet game, into the Olympics in Los Angeles.

Flag Football

Flag football, which is widely known as the non-contact version of American football, will make its debut at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028. Unlike its famed compatriot, flag football is played on a 50-yard field between two teams of five players each, while the tackles are performed via removing a flag from an opponent.

Baseball/Softball

A game of bat and ball, baseball/softball will make its return to the Olympics at LA 2028 after becoming a permanent sport for the first time in Barcelona 1992. It was dropped from the Olympic movement after Beijing 2008 before making a one time appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Lacrosse

After being a part of the Olympics Games for the last time at the London 1908, Lacrosse will be making its big comeback at the Olympiad in Los Angeles 2028. There will be teams of six players each, who will be using their lacrosse sticks to put the ball in the back of the net.

Cricket

Cricket will make its grand return to the Olympic Games at the LA 2028 after being a part of the Olympic movement once in 1900 in Paris. The T20I format is expected to be used for cricket at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where two teams will be looking to outscore one another after batting a maximum of 20 overs each.