New Sports in the Olympics for LA28

William Foley '30, Daniel Follansbee '30 | October 16, 2023

On October 16th the IOC announced its new sports the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The sports that got in were a good mix of popularity. Below we will list some of the sports that are included in the 2028 Olympics. Flag football got into the Olympics for the first time demonstrating a safer and different way to play the sport. Cricket got back into the Olympics with a variation of it called T20. Squash is making its Olympic debut. Squash is making its Olympic debut which is huge for the world’s healthiest sport. Finally lacrosse got in, which is big news for a lot of ‘Wick students!