With the 2028 Olympic Games taking place in Los Angeles, fans can look forward to new and returning sports.
The The International Olympic Committee announced their approval of five additions to the 2028 Olympic Games in LA in October 2023.
The La La Land Olympics include the returning sports of lacrosse, cricket and baseball. Softball will also return, except it will join another sport, canoe slalom, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Flag football and squash will also be added to the Games for the first time in 2028.
“The choice of these five new sports is in line with American sports culture and will showcase iconic American sports to the world, while bringing international sports to the United States. These sports will make the LA28 Olympic Games unique,” IOC President Thomas Bach said during the announcement last year. “Their inclusion will allow the Olympic Movement to connect with new athlete and fan communities in the U.S. and globally.”
Boxing may or may not return depending on the situation status of the sport’s international leadership.
Fans will also have to say goodbye to other sports, including the long-awaited new sport of breaking.
Despite coming from the US, breaking, better known as breakdancing, won’t be making its way to the City of Angels after its Parisian debut this summer.
The main competitors were reportedly aware of this in advance: “It was disappointing that it was decided it wouldn’t take place in LA, especially before we had a chance to show it,” Raygun, a competitor whose real name is Rachael Gunn is, said, according to Unilad.
Raygun, who earned zero points in the breaking competition, went viral after clips of her dance moves surfaced.
“Breaking is obviously athletic, it obviously requires a whole level of dedication in a number of different aspects. It really brings a new level of excitement,” Raygun added.