141st Session of the IOC, 16 October
The relevant information was adopted by a show of hands
Five new events are proposed for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Five years later
Baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse
Squash and flag football
Will be featured at the Los Angeles Olympics
Baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse
All have previously been Olympic events
Squash and flag rugby are
It was listed as an Olympic sport for the first time
Let's take a look at these five major items
----- baseball/softball -----
During the 1992 Olympics to the 2008 Olympic Games
Baseball has always been an Olympic sport
Baseball has since returned to the Olympic stage at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Softball was featured at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
As with baseball
Softball was removed from the Olympic schedule before the 2012 Olympics
He then returned to the Olympic stage in Tokyo
Cuba has won Olympic baseball championships several times
In addition, the United States, South Korea, and Japan have also boarded
The highest Olympic baseball podium
In the history of Olympic softball games
The United States and Japan have won championships many times
Both are the archenemies of the project
-----Cricket-----
The sport of cricket originated in England
It's been hundreds of years old
It is prevalent in Pakistan, India and other countries
It is different from the cricket match held at the 1900 Olympics
Cricket tournament added to the Los Angeles Olympics
It will not be played in a two-game match
A round-limited T20 format is expected to be adopted
The T20 tournament format is international cricket
One of the fastest paced cricket formats
Each team attacks 1 time and defends 1 time
Races that are not affected by rain
Each team plays 20 rounds (120 goals in total)
The game usually lasts about three hours
This cricket format debuted in 2003
The top global tournament for international T20 cricket is:
International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup
T20 cricket is also included in the Asian Games
Featured at a number of multi-sport events
----- Hockey-----
Lacrosse originated in North America
Men's lacrosse was used in the early years of the last century
Appeared as a competition in the Olympic Games
It is also an official event of the World Games
At the Los Angeles Olympics
Lacrosse is expected to be played in a 6-a-side format
The player's goal in the game is to use a bat with a net
Shoot the rubber ball into the opponent's goal
Lacrosse is a contact sport
Players' bats are often swung in the air during matches
Therefore, players are required to wear protective equipment
December 2022
The Hockey Committee of the Chinese Softball Association was established
The campaign is currently carried out in about 80 countries and territories around the world
In the process of popularization in the mainland
Lacrosse was once called
"Tennis baseball", "bag hockey", "lacrosse", etc
-----Squash-----
Squash is a racquet sport
Originated in England
In the middle of the 19th century, with the development of rubber vulcanization technology
Students at a school in the UK
Replace hard balls with rubber balls
The sport was later renamed Squash
Squash has never been featured at the Olympics
But the regular competition of the World Games
Squash games are usually played by walls
Carried out on a rectangular field enclosed by an enclosure
The format of the competition is usually a two-person match
Squash matches are played on an 11-point scale per game
The player who reaches that score first and leads his opponent by two points
Win the round
Squash is generally played in a best-of-five format
----- flag rugby -----
Flag football is a variant of American football
Never before in the Olympics
Similar to American football
Its goal is to advance through a series of offensives
Enter the opponent's defensive end zone, the touchdown zone
Flag football is a non-contact sport
Compared to the fierce American football
This sport is more suitable for girls
Now on the mainland
More and more people are also getting involved in flag football
And gradually in primary and secondary schools
Reporter: Wang Junbao, Gao Peng, Ji Ye
Image: Cao Can, Xue Yubin, Sajjad and Huang Zongzhi
Some images are from the IOC website