Lacrosse, squash and baseball-softball will also feature at the Olympics in Los Angeles.
MUMBAI: Cricket and flag football were among five sports added to the programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games today after gaining the approval of the International Olympic Committee as it looks to tap into new global audiences.
The five sports had already been given the nod from the powerful IOC executive board last week, with the session today approving its recommendation with a show of hands. “We are convinced that flag football will offer an exciting new dimension to the Games – uniting them, for the first time in history, with America’s No 1 sport in its youngest, most accessible and inclusive format,” said Pierre Trochet, head of the International Federation of American Football.It was added to the 2020 Tokyo programme after being left off in 2012 and 2016, but it will not be a part of the Paris Games.
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