One of the most unique features of the Olympics is the inclusion of optional sports in the program, with some trying to gain permanent footing in the Games and…
One of the most unique features of the Olympics is the inclusion of optional sports in the program, with some trying to gain permanent footing in the Games and others simply taking place as an homage to the host city for a given year.
While breaking is the only sport officially leaving the Olympics for 2028, boxing has not yet been confirmed to be part of the program in Los Angeles.that is because of ongoing corruption allegations surrounding the International Boxing Association, the group that until 2020 was responsible for overseeing regulations related to qualifying and competition within the Olympics.
Baseball was an optional sport several times over the years, but was finally added as a permanent sport in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. It was dropped after 2008, but was readded by Tokyo as an optional sport. Softball was first added to the Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta, and was contested each year until it was removed after the 2008 Games. After a comeback in 2020 in Tokyo it was not contested in Paris, but will return to the lineup as an optional sport for the Los Angeles Games.For the first time since 1908, lacrosse will also be added to the Olympic program as an official medal sport, with 6-on-6 tournaments being staged in Los Angeles according to the IOC.
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