The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are already making waves with a host of changes, from a revamped lineup of sporting events to a strong push for gender equality, all while offering the most medals in Olympic history. With some surprise additions and breakdancing dropped from the program, this edition is shaping up to be unlike any before. (More Sports News)
The headline addition is cricket, making its Olympic return after 128 years. Set to feature at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the sport will see six teams competing for top honours, marking a historic comeback.
Cricket is one of five new sports set to feature at the upcoming Olympics. The IOC approved its inclusion for LA28 two years ago, alongside baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes), and squash.
Apart from the new sports, the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will introduce six new swimming events, along with mixed-team events in other sports to ensure gender-equal participation, while also expanding the number of mixed-team competitions.
One of the exciting new additions will be a mixed-team golf event, approved by the International Olympic Committee executive board. The competition will be played over 36 holes, with two rounds, foursomes and fourball, each featuring one male and one female athlete from the individual men라이브 바카라 and women라이브 바카라 events.
This mixed-team event will take place between the individual competitions at the iconic Riviera Country Club, bringing a fresh twist to Olympic golf and highlighting the importance of gender equality and collaboration.
Here라이브 바카라 a quick breakdown of what라이브 바카라 in, what라이브 바카라 out, and how the medal tally is expected to shape up.
2028 Los Angeles Olympics: List Of New Sporting Disciplines
Cricket (T20 format)
Baseball/Softball
Flag Football
Lacrosse (Sixes format)
Squash
2028 Los Angeles Olympics: New Events Added To Existing Sports
Swimming
50m backstroke (men & women)
50m butterfly (men & women)
50m breaststroke (men & women)
Athletics (Track & Field)
4x100m mixed relay
Artistic Gymnastics
Mixed team competition
Archery
Compound archery (individual and mixed team events)
Golf
Mixed team event
Rowing
Coastal beach sprint (mixed event)
Table Tennis
Mixed doubles team event
Sport Climbing
Boulder and lead to be separate medal events (previously combined)
Boxing
Addition of a seventh women라이브 바카라 weight category to ensure gender parity
3x3 Basketball
Expansion of team entries from 8 to 12 per gender
Medal Count At 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature 351 medal events, 22 more than Paris 2024라이브 바카라 tally of 329, making it the edition with the most Olympic medals up for grabs in history.
The athlete quota remains at 10,500, with an additional 698 spots allocated for five newly added sports: baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash.
In a historic move, the IOC announced that all team sports at LA28 will have an equal number of women라이브 바카라 and men라이브 바카라 teams, a first in Olympic history. Gender equality was a central focus in determining both the athlete quotas and the event lineup. Of the 10,500 athletes in the core program, 5,333 spots are reserved for women and 5,167 for men, marking a near-perfect gender balance .
