Introducing the new Olympic sports for Los Angeles 2028
With the IOC Los Angeles 2028 Olympic.
approving six additional sports Games – Baseball, Cricket,.
to appear at the Flag Football, Lacrosse, Squash,.
Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Softball – heres what.
Games – Baseball, Cricket, you can expect from.
Flag Football, Lacrosse, Squash, each sport. Lacrosse Fast.
Softball – heres what Facts Team / Individual:.
you can expect from Team Sport Aim of.
each sport. the Game: Score more. Lacrosse
Team goals than the opposition. / Individual: Team Sport
- Olympic Format: Six-a-side Sixes.
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Aim of the Match Length: 32 minutes. Game: Score more goals (four eight-minute quarters) World. than the opposition
Ranking (AUS): Women 3rd. dir="ltr">Olympic Format: Six-a-side Sixes
- & Men 6th Lacrosse.
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Match Length: 32 is a contact team. minutes (four eight-minute quarters)
- sport, where each team.
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World Ranking (AUS): can have six or. Women 3rd & Men 10 athletes a side. 6th
Lacrosse is a depending on the format.. contact team sport, where Players try to sling. each team can have a rubber ball into. six or 10 athletes the opposition goal using. a side depending on one stick each with. the format. Players try a net on its. to sling a rubber end. Nets are used. ball into the opposition to carry, pass, catch. goal using one stick and shoot - with. each with a net only goalkeepers allowed to. on its end. Nets touch the ball with. are used to carry, their hands. The sport. pass, catch and shoot has been played in. - with only goalkeepers Australia since the 19th. allowed to touch the century. At the 2023. ball with their hands.
World Lacrosse Mens Championship. dir="ltr">The sport has been event in San Diego,. played in Australia since USA, Australia was one. the 19th century. At of 30 teams from. the 2023 World Lacrosse around the world to. Mens Championship event in compete. The Aussies, ranked. San Diego, USA, Australia no.4 entering the event,. was one of 30 played the Haudenosaunee just. teams from around the fell short of a. world to compete. The bronze medal in losing. Aussies, ranked no.4 entering 11-6. The format being. the event, played the included in the 2028. Haudenosaunee just fell short Olympics is the six-a-side. of a bronze medal or sixes version, which. in losing 11-6.
The is played on a. format being included in 70m x 36m pitch. the 2028 Olympics is featuring goals 10m in. the six-a-side or sixes from the end boundary. version, which is played lines. Teams are made. on a 70m x up of one goalkeeper. 36m pitch featuring goals and five outfield players. 10m in from the on the pitch at. end boundary lines.
Teams any one time. Six. are made up of substitutes are available on. one goalkeeper and five the bench for teams. outfield players on the to use during the. pitch at any one four eight-minute quarters. The. time. Six substitutes are 30-second shot clock is. available on the bench unique to Lacrosse sixes,. for teams to use making it a faster. during the four eight-minute paced version than the. quarters.
The 30-second shot 10-a-side game. After 32. clock is unique to minutes of gameplay (about. Lacrosse sixes, making it an hour in real. a faster paced version time) the team with. than the 10-a-side game.
the most goals wins.. dir="ltr">After 32 minutes of Ties are settled by. gameplay (about an hour playing four-minute sudden death. in real time) the overtime periods until a. team with the most goal is scored. Foul. goals wins. Ties are play can be penalised. settled by playing four-minute by sending a player. sudden death overtime periods to the penalty box. until a goal is for 30 seconds (minor. scored.
Foul play can infringement) or 60 seconds. be penalised by sending (major infringement). Olympic History. a player to the Lacrosse is not new. penalty box for 30 to the Olympic Games.. seconds (minor infringement) or It was staged at. 60 seconds (major infringement).
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Lacrosse is Olympics (pictured below). Absent. not new to the for some time until. Olympic Games. It was it became a demonstration. staged at the 1904 sport for the Amsterdam. and 1908 Olympics (pictured 1928, Los Angeles 1932. below).
Absent for some and London 1948 Games. time until it became - now Lacrosse is. a demonstration sport for embarking on a return. the Amsterdam 1928, Los to the Olympic Games. Angeles 1932 and London thats been 80 years. 1948 Games - now in the making. Only. Lacrosse is embarking on three nations have competed. a return to the in Lacrosse at the. Olympic Games thats been Olympic level - Canada,. 80 years in the Great Britain and the. making.
Only three nations United States - with. have competed in Lacrosse Canada the only nation. at the Olympic level to secure the gold. - Canada, Great Britain medals in 1904 and. and the United States 1908 (medals are not. - with Canada the tallied for demonstration sport. only nation to secure events). Cricket Fast Facts. the gold medals in Team / Individual: Team. 1904 and 1908 (medals Sport Aim of the. are not tallied for Game: Score more runs. demonstration sport events).
Cricket
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Team Format: Twenty20 Match Length:. / Individual: Team Sport
- 20 overs each side.
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Aim of the World Ranking (AUS): Women. Game: Score more runs 1st & Men 5th. than the opposition
Twenty20 cricket is on. dir="ltr">Olympic Format: Twenty20
for the LA 2028. dir="ltr">Match Length: 20 overs Olympics. It follows the. each side
World return cricket made to. Ranking (AUS): Women 1st the Commonwealth Games at. & Men 5th
Twenty20 Birmingham 2022, where a. cricket is on for womens Twenty20 competition was. the LA 2028 Olympics. held. Australia won the. It follows the return inaugural gold medal, defeating. cricket made to the India in the final. Commonwealth Games at Birmingham by seven runs. Prior. 2022, where a womens to 2022, a mens. Twenty20 competition was held. 50-over cricket tournament was. Australia won the inaugural played at the Kuala. gold medal, defeating India Lumpur 1998 Commonwealth Games. in the final by where South Africa won. seven runs.
Prior to the gold and Australia. 2022, a mens 50-over got silver. Australia currently. cricket tournament was played has the highest ranked. at the Kuala Lumpur T20I womens side in. 1998 Commonwealth Games where the world, while the. South Africa won the mens team is the. gold and Australia got fifth best T20I nation.. silver.
Australia currently has Olympic History Test cricket. the highest ranked T20I was played between Great. womens side in the Britain and France at. world, while the mens the Paris 1900 Olympic. team is the fifth Games, but it was. best T20I nation.
Olympic not a first class. History
Test cricket was match. Cricket will make. played between Great Britain its first class debut. and France at the at Los Angeles 2028.. Paris 1900 Olympic Games, Flag Football Fast Facts. but it was not Team / Individual: Team. a first class match. Sport Aim of the. Cricket will make its Game: Score more points. first class debut at than the opposition Olympic. Los Angeles 2028.
Flag Format: Five-a-side Match Length:. Football
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40 minutes (two 20. dir="ltr">Team / Individual: Team minute halves) World Ranking. Sport
Aim of (AUS): Unknown Sharing many. the Game: Score more similarities with American football,. points than the opposition
- the aim of Flag.
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Olympic Format: Five-a-side
- Football is to move.
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Match Length: 40 the ball into the. minutes (two 20 minute oppositions endzone to score. halves)
World Ranking points. It is however. (AUS): Unknown
Sharing many a non-contact sport, with. similarities with American football, tackles replaced by removing. the aim of Flag one of three flags. Football is to move that are attached to. the ball into the a fabric belt on. oppositions endzone to score each players waist. There. points. It is however are five players on. a non-contact sport, with each team on the. tackles replaced by removing field from the 12-person. one of three flags squads. Players often specialise. that are attached to in either offence or. a fabric belt on defence. A Flag Football. each players waist.
There field is 70 x. are five players on 30 yards (64m x. each team on the 27.4m) with 10 yards. field from the 12-person (9.1m) allotted to each. squads. Players often specialise of the two endzones.. in either offence or Each match consists of. defence.
A Flag Football two 20-minute halves and. field is 70 x if the scores are. 30 yards (64m x tied after 40 minutes,. 27.4m) with 10 yards sudden-death overtime is played. (9.1m) allotted to each until points are scored.. of the two endzones. Next week Australian Flag. Each match consists of Football history will be. two 20-minute halves and made, when Australia competes. if the scores are in an international event. tied after 40 minutes, for the first time.. sudden-death overtime is played An Australian mens team. until points are scored.
and womens team have. dir="ltr">Next week Australian Flag been entered in the. Football history will be Intercontinental Cups in Malaysia. made, when Australia competes next week. Flag Football. in an international event started out as a. for the first time. means of recreation for. An Australian mens team American soldiers during World. and womens team have War II, who then. been entered in the brought the game back. Intercontinental Cups in Malaysia with them. National Football. next week.
Flag Football League icon Tom Brady. started out as a played Flag Football as. means of recreation for a primary school student.. American soldiers during World Olympic History Flag Football. War II, who then will make its Olympic. brought the game back debut at Los Angeles. with them.
National Football 2028. Baseball (men) Fast. League icon Tom Brady Facts Team / Individual:. played Flag Football as Team Sport Aim of. a primary school student.
the Game: Score more. dir="ltr">Olympic History
Flag Football runs than the opposition. will make its Olympic Olympic Format: Nine-a-side Match. debut at Los Angeles Length: Nine innings each. 2028.
Baseball (men)
Fast World Ranking (AUS): 10th. Facts
Team / Baseball is played between. Individual: Team Sport
two teams taking turns. dir="ltr">Aim of the Game: batting and fielding. Batters. Score more runs than run from base to. the opposition
Olympic base around the diamond,. Format: Nine-a-side
Match after hitting the ball.. Length: Nine innings each
- The fielding team also.
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World Ranking (AUS): has a pitcher, who. 10th
Baseball is played throws the ball towards. between two teams taking the batter to generate. turns batting and fielding.
play. The objective is. dir="ltr">Batters run from base to score the most. to base around the runs in nine innings.. diamond, after hitting the Each teams turn at. ball. The fielding team bat ends when three. also has a pitcher, of its batters strike. who throws the ball out or are given. towards the batter to out. If the score. generate play.
The is tied after nine. objective is to score innings, the teams play. the most runs in another inning at a. nine innings. Each teams time until one team. turn at bat ends leads. At the 2023. when three of its Baseball World Championships Australia. batters strike out or achieved their best ever. are given out.
If result, making the quarter-finals. the score is tied for the first time. after nine innings, the and finished seventh overall.. teams play another inning Olympic History Baseball became. at a time until a full medal sport. one team leads.
At at the 1992 Olympic. the 2023 Baseball World Games in Barcelona, having. Championships Australia achieved their been a demonstration sport. best ever result, making six times prior (including. the quarter-finals for the Melbourne in 1956). In. first time and finished Barcelona and Atlanta 1996,. seventh overall.
Olympic History
Baseball was only open. dir="ltr">Baseball became a full to amateur players but. medal sport at the by Sydney 2000 professionals. 1992 Olympic Games in were permitted to compete.. Barcelona, having been a Cuba was the dominant. demonstration sport six times force in Olympic baseball. prior (including Melbourne in winning the gold in. 1956).
In Barcelona and 1992, 1996 and 2004.. Atlanta 1996, Baseball was At the IOC meeting. only open to amateur on 7 July 2005,. players but by Sydney Baseball and Softball were. 2000 professionals were permitted voted out of the. to compete. Cuba was 2012 Summer Olympics in. the dominant force in London, England. Then 11. Olympic baseball winning the years later, the IOC. gold in 1992, 1996 approved the return of. and 2004.
At the baseball and softball to. IOC meeting on 7 the Olympic program for. July 2005, Baseball and Tokyo 2020 (held in. Softball were voted out 2021). The Australian Baseball. of the 2012 Summer men did not qualify. Olympics in London, England. for the Tokyo 2020. Then 11 years later, Games. Australias first and. the IOC approved the only Olympic baseball medal. return of baseball and came at Athens 2004,. softball to the Olympic silver. Softball (women) Fast. program for Tokyo 2020 Facts Team / Individual:. (held in 2021).
The Team Sport Aim of. Australian Baseball men did the Game: Score more. not qualify for the runs than the opposition. Tokyo 2020 Games. Australias Olympic Format: 9-a-side Match. first and only Olympic Length: Seven innings each. baseball medal came at World Ranking (AUS): 9th. Athens 2004, silver.
Softball With softball developed after. (women)
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baseball, there are many. dir="ltr">Team / Individual: Team similarities between the two.. Sport
Aim of The aim of the. the Game: Score more game is to advance. runs than the opposition
- batters from base to.
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Olympic Format: 9-a-side
- base around the diamond,.
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Match Length: Seven after hitting the ball.. innings each
World In softball the ball. Ranking (AUS): 9th
With is thrown towards the. softball developed after baseball, batter underarm, while in. there are many similarities baseball it is thrown. between the two.
The overarm. A run is. aim of the game scored each time a. is to advance batters batter makes to back. from base to base to the home plate.. around the diamond, after The fielding team tries. hitting the ball. In to get a batter. softball the ball is or runner out and. thrown towards the batter this can happen when. underarm, while in baseball a third strike ball. it is thrown overarm.
is caught by the. dir="ltr">A run is scored catcher; when a batter. each time a batter hits a ball that. makes to back to is caught on the. the home plate. The full by any of. fielding team tries to the fielders; or when. get a batter or a batter or runner. runner out and this is beaten by the. can happen when a ball to one of. third strike ball is the bases, or is. caught by the catcher; tagged off base. Each. when a batter hits team has a maximum. a ball that is of 15 players and. caught on the full 9 players take the. by any of the field in each game,. fielders; or when a except when a designated. batter or runner is hitter is used, in. beaten by the ball which case there are. to one of the 10. Games last seven. bases, or is tagged innings. If scores are. off base.
Each team level at the end. has a maximum of of seven innings, the. 15 players and 9 tiebreak rule is enforced. players take the field whereby the player scheduled. in each game, except to bat ninth starts. when a designated hitter the innings on second. is used, in which base. A mercy rule. case there are 10.
exists whereby if a. dir="ltr">Games last seven innings. team trails by more. If scores are level than 10 runs in. at the end of the fifth inning or. seven innings, the tiebreak thereafter the game is. rule is enforced whereby stopped. Olympic History Softball. the player scheduled to was granted Olympic status. bat ninth starts the in Atlanta in 1996.. innings on second base. At the IOC meeting. A mercy rule exists on 7 July 2005,. whereby if a team Baseball and Softball were. trails by more than voted out of the. 10 runs in the 2012 Summer Olympics in. fifth inning or thereafter London, England. Then 11. the game is stopped.
years later, the IOC. dir="ltr">Olympic History
Softball was approved the return of. granted Olympic status in baseball and softball to. Atlanta in 1996.
At the Olympic program for. the IOC meeting on Tokyo 2020 (held in. 7 July 2005, Baseball 2021). Australia had competed. and Softball were voted and won medals at. out of the 2012 every edition of Olympic. Summer Olympics in London, Softball from 1996 to. England. Then 11 years 2008 (silver in 2004. later, the IOC approved and bronze in 1996,. the return of baseball 2000, 2008). The Aussie. and softball to the Spirit returned to the. Olympic program for Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo 2020. 2020 (held in 2021).
and played in Softballs. dir="ltr">Australia had competed and round-robin fixtures Squash Fast. won medals at every Facts Team / Individual:. edition of Olympic Softball Individual Sport Aim of. from 1996 to 2008 the Game: One-on-one racket. (silver in 2004 and sport; first to three. bronze in 1996, 2000, Games wins Olympic Format:. 2008).
The Aussie Spirit Game – first to. returned to the Olympics 11 points; Match -. at Tokyo 2020 and first to three Games. played in Softballs round-robin Squash is most commonly. fixtures
Squash
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- played by two opponents.
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Team / Individual: on a rectangular court. Individual Sport
Aim with a rubber ball,. of the Game: One-on-one measuring 9.75m x 6.4m,. racket sport; first to surrounded by four walls.. three Games wins
Doubles events are also. dir="ltr">Olympic Format: Game – held. On the front. first to 11 points; wall, there are three. Match - first to lines - the tin. three Games
Squash is 48cm off the ground. most commonly played by (lowered to 43cm in. two opponents on a professional play), the service. rectangular court with a line (at a height. rubber ball, measuring 9.75m of 1.78m), and the. x 6.4m, surrounded by out line (at 4.57m. four walls. Doubles events which slopes down on. are also held.
On the side walls to. the front wall, there 2.13m on the back. are three lines - wall). At the start. the tin 48cm off of a point, the. the ground (lowered to server must serve from. 43cm in professional play), one of the two. the service line (at service boxes and strike. a height of 1.78m), the ball between the. and the out line service line and the. (at 4.57m which slopes out line. After that,. down on the side all subsequent shots can. walls to 2.13m on be struck off any. the back wall).
At wall provided it hits. the start of a the front wall between. point, the server must the tin and the. serve from one of out line before hitting. the two service boxes the ground. The ball. and strike the ball is only permitted to. between the service line bounce once on the. and the out line.
floor. The first player. dir="ltr">After that, all subsequent or duo to 11. shots can be struck points - with at. off any wall provided least a two-point advantage. it hits the front - wins a game.. wall between the tin A point is scored. and the out line on each rally, with. before hitting the ground. the serve going to. The ball is only the winner of the. permitted to bounce once point. The first to. on the floor. The three games takes the. first player or duo match. A Commonwealth Games. to 11 points - sport since Kuala Lumpur. with at least a 1998, Australia has won. two-point advantage - wins an outstanding 11 Squash. a game. A point gold medals at the. is scored on each Commonwealth Games level. David. rally, with the serve Palmer is a nine-time. going to the winner Commonwealth Games medallist (three. of the point. The gold, two silver and. first to three games four bronze between 2002-2018). takes the match.
A and Rachael Grinham an. Commonwealth Games sport since eight-time Commonwealth Games medallist. Kuala Lumpur 1998, Australia (two gold, two silver. has won an outstanding and four bronze between. 11 Squash gold medals 1998-2018), pictured below. Australia. at the Commonwealth Games had eight athletes compete. level.
David Palmer is in Squash at the. a nine-time Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.. medallist (three gold, two Olympic History Squash will. silver and four bronze make its Olympic debut. between 2002-2018) and Rachael at Los Angeles 2028,. Grinham an eight-time Commonwealth however appeared as a. Games medallist (two gold, demonstration sport at the. two silver and four 2018 Youth Olympics in. bronze between 1998-2018), pictured Buenos Aires. Los Angeles. below.
Australia had eight 2028 Olympic Games –. athletes compete in Squash Baseball, Cricket, Flag Football,. at the Birmingham 2022 Lacrosse, Squash, Softball –. Commonwealth Games.
Olympic History
heres what you can. dir="ltr">Squash will make its expect from each sport.. Olympic debut at Los Lacrosse Fast Facts Team. Angeles 2028, however appeared / Individual: Team Sport. as a demonstration sport Aim of the Game:. at the 2018 Youth Score more goals than. Olympics in Buenos Aires.
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