Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Sports Programme Road to LA 2028

[NearPup 3,635]

Apparently only Modern Pentathlon lost quotas (they go to climbing)

 

Breaking quotas went to adding 3x3 teams.

 

Format for mixed gymnastics event is TBD.

[MatiReimundo 469]

26 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Cricket, Baseball, Softball, Flag Football and Lacrosse are all six team tournaments. Squash is a 16 men's single and women's single draw.

 

Roster size per sport:

• Baseball: 24
• Cricket: 15
• Flag Football: 10
• Lacrosse: 11
• Softball: 15

 

Squash only 16 seems ugly. I hope its not a direct elimination draw but a 4 groups of 4 and then QF, SF and Medals.

[NearPup 3,635]

I think the best news from these announcments is that climbing now has a full set of six events.

 

I am personally very happy with a mixed golf team event but I understand that's not a unanimous position.

 

I'm mostly indiferent to the other changes. I'll wait to see the details of the mixed team events in gymnastics and table tennis before passing judgement.

 

I don't care for the stroke 50s and I'd say I'm slightly negative about their addition.

 

Dissapointed they changed the mixed race walk into a mixed 4x100m relay. I feel like athletics could really use some relays for longer distance races and while not perfect the mixed race walk provided that.

Edited April 9, 2025 by NearPup

[NearPup 3,635]

OH, I missed something big. The men's and women's team events in Table Tennis are *gone*, and replaced by men's and women's doubles.

 

Format for mixed team is simply a Bo5, with a men's single, women's single, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles match. Teams must consist of three to four athletes of each gender, and at least three athletes per gender must compete in each match.

Edited April 9, 2025 by NearPup

[Benolympique 2,423]

Now I'm eager to know the qualification system for team sports.

[NearPup 3,635]

5 minutes ago, Benolympique said:

Now I'm eager to know the qualification system for team sports.

Really hard to see how they design a fair qualification system for cricket given the small number of available quota spots.

[Orangehair43 285]

19 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Based on the press conference it sure looks like the men's and women's eights are on the chopping block for 2032 / that a mixed eights might replace it.

 

Also the IOC seems to think the mixed 4x400m in athletics is a huge success. Bleh.

That will be very unpopular in the rowing community. 

[NearPup 3,635]

Just now, Orangehair43 said:

That will be very unpopular in the rowing community. 

Rightfully so.

 

If we were to axe / make mixed a further rowing event I actually think the fours makes more sense. Eights is simply the most iconic rowing event, if there was one rowing event in the Olympics it should be the eights.

[Orangehair43 285]

Just now, NearPup said:

Rightfully so.

 

If we were to axe / make mixed a further rowing event I actually think the fours makes more sense. Eights is simply the most iconic rowing event, if there was one rowing event in the Olympics it should be the eights.

In the UK the Fours are definitely the more iconic but the Eights are still very popular. 

[LDOG 2,472]

Great, more relay/team events in individual sports. Just what the powerhouses were needing and what the audiences were asking for.