New Sports Approved For , the 2028 Olympic Games.<br />'The Independent' reports that the 2028 <br />Los Angeles Olympic Games will include cricket, <br />baseball/softball, lacrosse and flag football.<br />On October 16, the International Olympic Committee <br />Session approved the proposal, with only two olympic <br />delegates voting against adding the new events.<br />While baseball has featured at the Olympics <br />several times in the part, the LA Games will be <br />the first time in 128 years that cricket will return. .<br />While baseball has featured at the Olympics <br />several times in the part, the LA Games will be <br />the first time in 128 years that cricket will return. .<br />IOC president, Thomas Bach, <br />called cricket's return to the LA2028 <br />program a "win-win situation.".<br />The Olympic Games will give cricket <br />a global stage and the opportunity <br />to grow beyond the traditional <br />cricket countries and regions, Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee president, via 'The Independent'.<br />And for the Olympic Movement, <br />it’s the opportunity to engage <br />with fan and athlete communities <br />to which so far we have <br />very little or even no access, Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee president, via 'The Independent'.<br />It will also be the first time lacrosse <br />is featured as a medal sport since 1908.<br />The global spread of lacrosse in <br />recent years has come alongside a rise <br />in standards of play, and a speeding up of <br />the game. At the top international level, <br />sixes lacrosse showcases the best of that. , Phil Collier, Head coach of Great Britain’s <br />lacrosse team, via 'The Independent'.<br />The global spread of lacrosse in <br />recent years has come alongside a rise <br />in standards of play, and a speeding up of <br />the game. At the top international level, <br />sixes lacrosse showcases the best of that. , Phil Collier, Head coach of Great Britain’s <br />lacrosse team, via 'The Independent'.<br />Both flag football and squash <br />will make their first Olympic <br />appearances ever.<br />Both flag football and squash <br />will make their first Olympic <br />appearances ever.<br />To compete in the Olympic Games <br />is the ultimate dream of every athlete, <br />and millions of flag football players <br />around the world will go to sleep <br />dreaming of Los Angeles 2028 tonight, Diana Flores, Chair of the IFAF athletes <br />committee, via 'The Independent'
