Fly_like_a_don 971 Posted September 5, 2023 #241 Share Posted September 5, 2023 It looks like cricket is all but assured to return to the LA2028 games along with flag football as confirmed by various Indian and Australian sources. The organizing committee agreed to add cricket on the condition that flag football be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsensioWillemsen 123 Posted September 5, 2023 #242 Share Posted September 5, 2023 If base/softball is included, where will they get the 3-400 extra quota from? Or will they increase the cap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted September 5, 2023 #243 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Imagine they add baseball/softball, cricket, and flag football “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Analyzer 160 Posted September 5, 2023 #244 Share Posted September 5, 2023 10 hours ago, Dragon said: My analysis. Baseball POSITIVES - One of the biggest sports in the host country, will require no new facilities, might attract big crowds live, A US Olympics might persuade MLB to allow players to compete NEGATIVES - Little interest outside a few parts of the world (North America, parts of Central and South America and East Asia), If MLB doesn't allow their players to go the Olympics then the competition will be the lowest quality of any Olympic sport. Will take a lot of quota places Flag Football POSITIVES - A variation of one of the biggest sports in the host country, will require no new facilities, might attract big crowds live. A US Olympics might persuade the NFL to allow players to compete NEGATIVES - Little interest outside the USA, the USA will win easily, unlike Rugby Sevens it's not established as a serious sport. Will take a lot of quota places Breaking - POSITIVES - Got to be in with the street culture, dude. It's quite fun to watch NEGATIVES - There is no subjective way of judging the "sport". Is it even a sport? Cricket POSITIVES - India is the last important country in the world where Olympic TV rights are undervalued. Mr.Bach likes Rupees. NEGATIVES - Will need new facilities. Cricket is only played well in about 25 countries around the world. Will take a lot of quota places Lacrosse POSITIVES - Popular in North America. Exciting to watch. NEGATIVES - Only a handful of countries are competitive. Will take a lot of quota places Karate and Kickboxing POSITIVES - Widespread competition around the world NEGATIVES - Too many similar combat sports in the Olympics. E-Karting POSITIVES - There must be some? NEGATIVES - Does motorsport belong in the Olympics anyway? great analysis mate, but looks like you already dropped Squash from your list (or you can't find pros and cons ) I like your last comment about Breaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted September 5, 2023 #245 Share Posted September 5, 2023 13 minutes ago, El Analyzer said: great analysis mate, but looks like you already dropped Squash from your list (or you can't find pros and cons ) I like your last comment about Breaking He ignored it like the IOC. El Analyzer and NearPup 2 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,679 Posted September 5, 2023 #246 Share Posted September 5, 2023 2 hours ago, AsensioWillemsen said: If base/softball is included, where will they get the 3-400 extra quota from? Or will they increase the cap? Host sports are not included in the 10.500 quotas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted September 5, 2023 #247 Share Posted September 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said: Host sports are not included in the 10.500 quotas I believe they are supposed to be. 10,500 was the hard limit as far as I know. Although, there is some reporting suggesting the IOC may allow more than that for 2028. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,724 Posted September 5, 2023 #248 Share Posted September 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: He ignored it like the IOC. Oops. Squash Positives - Relatively easy to host, really, really wants to be in the Olympics Negatives - Been trying to be included for decades. If not successful in the past then why now? The story seems to be that the LA organizers really want Baseball/Softball and Flag Football for local interest. The IOC want Breaking and Cricket to break into new markets. And they need to work out a compromise between the two. El Analyzer and Ted 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 899 Posted September 5, 2023 #249 Share Posted September 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Gianlu33 said: Host sports are not included in the 10.500 quotas They are for 2024. But if we are talking about 2 or 3 team sports for 2028, they probably won't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpjmcevoy 207 Posted September 5, 2023 #250 Share Posted September 5, 2023 5 hours ago, El Analyzer said: great analysis mate, but looks like you already dropped Squash from your list (or you can't find pros and cons ) I like your last comment about Breaking Squash is probably the single most obvious sport whose absence is nigh on inexplicable. It doesn't have the reach of tennis obviously, but is probably comparable to any other racket sport in terms of global interest - certainly 5 continents (Egypt, Pakistan, Britain, United States (or at least variants), Australia), venue is an easy relatively build, governing body will bend over backwards to get entry, top players want to be there. I genuinely wonder is there someone high up in the IOC who has a personal grudge against the sport - did so frat boy squash player flirt with Bach's wife or something. There are other sports I'd love to see more in the Games (and a few I'd bin), but it just seems such an obviously Olympic sport. I think Baseball can be justified, especially given it's the US, and leave cricket to 32 in Brisbane. I cannot for the life of me see a justification for flag football - and I say that as a lifelong NFL fan who liked Arena football. There simply is not the reach - it would be like putting Aussie Rules flag football, or Gaelic Football or Hurling or shinty nines in the thing - some sports are just very location specific, and the Olympics aren't the place for them. Ted and El Analyzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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