Summer Olympic Games Brisbane 2032 News

[AustralianFan 29]

11 hours ago, Dragon said:

I really doubt netball has a chance for 2032 but what's the odds about surf livesaving getting a slot in 2032?

Netball Fast5 is a strong sport internationally and has a good chance for inclusion at Brisbane 2032.

 

As far as Surf Lifesaving goes, it should be noted that Coastal Rowing has already been added as a sporting discipline at the LA2028 Olympic Games.  

 

While not exactly the same as our iconic big Aussie surf boats, there are still similarities in that teams row a boat from the shore around a coastal course.

 

See this photo from the World Coastal Rowing Championships. The LA2028 Olympics will also have beach sprints as part pf the Coastal Rowing disciplines.

 

This is what Surf Life Saving is up against.

 

So not sure if Life Saving Australia has, or is planning to, put a detailed submission to the IOC’s Olympic Programme Commission putting a case forward as to why Surf Lifesaving is an international sport and should be included at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games?

Edited January 2, 2025 by AustralianFan
included beach sprints in coastal rowing at LA2028

[De_Gambassi 1,276]

4 hours ago, AustralianFan said:

 

 

On your point about Lacrosse, yes it is very much an international sport played around the world.  Recognition of this is that Lacrosse will officially be a medal sport at the LA2028 Olympic Games.

 

World Lacrosse has 92 member international Lacrosse sporting federations governed by across 4 continental sporting federations across the globe: 

• Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Union
• European Lacrosse Federation
• Pan-American Lacrosse Federation
• African Association of Lacrosse

 

 

They drew a map on their website, must be legit ! (There is a grand total of one active club in my fully recognised Lacrosse country).

 

My point being with Lacrosse in for 2028 (and to some extent with Breaking in 2024), there are no rules anymore for additional sports, no threshold to reach. So why not RL or whatever really ? IOC and/or the host can chose whatever they want for whatever reasons (that they don't care to explain to anyone anyway, that's it if there is a reason to begin with).

Edited January 2, 2025 by De_Gambassi

[NearPup 3,614]

4 hours ago, AustralianFan said:

Netball Fast5 is a strong sport internationally and has a good chance for inclusion at Brisbane 2032.

 

Netball has basically no chance on gender equality grounds.

[dullard 744]

11 hours ago, AustralianFan said:

Netball Fast5 is a strong sport internationally and has a good chance for inclusion at Brisbane 2032.

Men have only been included in the FAST5 Netball World Series since 2022 and only because they're desperate to get into the Olympics so they've belatedly started building the men's international game.

 

Not so long ago in 2018 the World Netball outrageously declared that international netball will remain female only bucking the trend of all the other sports federations moving towards gender equality.

 

Imagine if they hadn't spent decades sabotaging the growth of the men's game in order to keep it "female only"? They'd have been in a much better position to bid for inclusion in the Olympics at least for 2032.

[dullard 744]

7 hours ago, NearPup said:

Netball has basically no chance on gender equality grounds.

I wouldn't say there's no chance at all but if World Netball had better leadership they'd be in a much better position than they currently are.

[AustralianFan 29]

21 hours ago, De_Gambassi said:

 

They drew a map on their website, must be legit ! (There is a grand total of one active club in my fully recognised Lacrosse country).

 

My point being with Lacrosse in for 2028 (and to some extent with Breaking in 2024), there are no rules anymore for additional sports, no threshold to reach. So why not RL or whatever really ? IOC and/or the host can chose whatever they want for whatever reasons (that they don't care to explain to anyone anyway, that's it if there is a reason to begin with).

It was more than just “draw a circle on a map”.  

 

They had to put a detailed submission in to the

Olympic Programme Commission and then have meetings with them to put the case forward for inclusion.

 

World Lacrosse are also on the list of IOC-recognised international sporting federations, just like Squash and Flag Football which were also added to the LA2028 Olympic Games, along with Baseball/Softball.  They all put detailed submissions in.

 

Here is the link: International Sporting Federations Recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

 

So why is Rugby League not on that list?  

 

Why is Rugby League not even recognised by the IOC?
 

It’s not going to be gifted to them.

 

Rugby League has got a lot of hard work to even be recognised because they are not even listed as an IOC-recognised international sporting federation.  

 

If you’re not on that list, you don’t get to have your sport played at the Olympic Games.

 

For info, the international governing body for rugby league is the International Rugby League. 

 

Has the International Rugby League even contacted the IOC and/or put together a submission to have the sport included at the Olympics?

 

I don’t know if they have or not. 

 

 

Edited January 2, 2025 by AustralianFan
typos corrected

[AustralianFan 29]

1 hour ago, dullard said:

Men have only been included in the FAST5 Netball World Series since 2022 and only because they're desperate to get into the Olympics so they've belatedly started building the men's international game.

 

Not so long ago in 2018 the World Netball outrageously declared that international netball will remain female only bucking the trend of all the other sports federations moving towards gender equality.

 

Imagine if they hadn't spent decades sabotaging the growth of the men's game in order to keep it "female only"? They'd have been in a much better position to bid for inclusion in the Olympics at least for 2032.

 

1 hour ago, dullard said:

I wouldn't say there's no chance at all but if World Netball had better leadership they'd be in a much better position than they currently are.

It’s also interesting, and I only noticed it a few minutes ago, that World Netball has made it on to the list of International Sports Federations Recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

 

That’s an important and essential step if you want your sport to be considered for inclusion at the Olympic Games. It means the IOC is happy with things like your governance amd development of the sport.

 

It may or not be at 2032, but I’ve gotta say Netball are on the road to play a future Olympic Games. 

[dullard 744]

7 minutes ago, AustralianFan said:

 

It’s also interesting, and I only noticed it a few minutes ago, that World Netball has made it on to the list of International Sports Federations Recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

 

That’s an important and essential step if you want your sport to be considered for inclusion at the Olympic Games. It means the IOC is happy with things like your governance amd development of the sport.

 

It may or not be at 2032, but I’ve gotta say Netball are on the road to play a future Olympic Games. 

They've been recognised by the IOC since 1995.

[AustralianFan 29]

35 Evaluation Criteria for Additional Sports at the Olympic Games

 

So here are the IOC Evaluation Criteria for Events to be added - Host City proposal to the Olympic Games and evaluated by the Olympic Programme Commission.

 

These 35 Criteria guide the Olympic Programme Commission in their recommendations to the IOC Executive Board who make the final decision.

 

Here are the Criteria which come under 5 main headings:

 

Olympic Proposal

1.   Number and list of events

2.  Competition format

3.  Days of competition

4.  Quota of athletes and officials

5.  Participation of best athletes

6.  Venues:  number, permanent/temporary, capacity, field of play specifications

 

Value added to the Olympic Movement

7.  Games time

8.  Legacy

9.  Youth

 

Institutional Matters

10. Year of establishment of the International Federation

11.  Year of recognition of the International Federation

12.  Number of World Championships held to date

13.  Number of member National Federations corresponding to National Olympic Committees

14.  Number of member National Federations that took part in the last World Championship

15.  Number of National Federations per continent that medalled in the last World Championship

16.  Percentage of National Federations that organise National Championships

17.  Other disciplines managed by the International Federation that are not part of the Olympic proposal

18.  Gender equality in the Executive Board (or highest decision making body) of the International Federation

19.  Finance (share of income generated by marketing / broadcasting, share of expenditures allocated to development)

20.  Anti-doping (compliance with WADA code)

22.  Court of Arbitration for Sport (compliance with CAS)

23.  Code of Ethics (availability and compliance)

24.  Athletes’ Commission (existence of an Athletes’ Commission and representation in decision making body)

25.  Entourage Commission (existence of an Entourage Commission and representation in devision making body)

26.  Women and Sport Commission (existence of a Women and Sport Commission and representation in devision making body)

27.   Medical Commission (existence of a Medical Commission and representation in decision making body)

28.  Athletes’ health, safety and security (existence and implementation of guidelines)

 

Popularity

29.  Ticket sales and attendance (last World Championship)

30.  Media accreditation granted (last World Championship)

31.  TV coverage (last World Championship)

32.  Digital media (last World Championship)

33.  Host country popularity (participants, events, results, viewership)

 

Business Model

34.  Potential costs (venues, broadcast, technology)

35.  Targeted additional revenues during Olympic Games (ticketing, licensing, sponsorship)

 

 

@De_Gambassi

 

Edited January 2, 2025 by AustralianFan
typo

[AustralianFan 29]

8 hours ago, dullard said:

They've been recognised by the IOC since 1995.

One down, 34 to go.

 

So yes, to have a chance to be added to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, any sport (for example Netball Fast5, AFL Nines, NRL Nines, etc) will need to put a strong case against these 35 Criteria if they wish to be given serious consideration by the Olympic Programme Commission as an additional sport.