NearPup 2,167 Posted September 9, 2023 Author #371 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Ya, even if Cricket had no global reach and no potential for growth and it was a case where were the only countries where it was popular… genuinely so what? The Indian subcontinent is a huge market that is massively underserved by the Olympics. There are plenty of Olympic sports that cater to much smaller niches. orangeman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 305 Posted September 9, 2023 #372 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/4/2023 at 5:00 PM, Noorderling29 said: It’s hard to understand for Cricket lovers how boring and incomprehensible Cricket is to most people. I say this as someone who enjoys Cricket. The same is true of baseball/ softball which is even slower and has much less action. intoronto and phelps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpjmcevoy 202 Posted September 9, 2023 #373 Share Posted September 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Nickyc707 said: The same is true of baseball/ softball which is even slower and has much less action. All sports are ridiculous in their own terms. But as Patrick Kavanagh wrote, "I made the Iliad from such a local row. Gods make their own importance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noorderling29 108 Posted September 9, 2023 #374 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) But then Base- and softbal are no longer part of the regular Olympic program. Edited September 9, 2023 by Noorderling29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 305 Posted September 9, 2023 #375 Share Posted September 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, Noorderling29 said: But then Base- and softbal are no longer part of the regular Olympic program. No, but they've had their chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Analyzer 160 Posted October 8, 2023 #376 Share Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) some news from Moroccan sports pages claiming that Italian Karate Federation received a letter from WKF saying Karate is outside LA 2028 program.. I don’t know how genuine this letter is would appreciate any confirmation specifically from Italian friends Edited October 8, 2023 by El Analyzer Josh, Gianlu33 and Benolympique 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,872 Posted October 8, 2023 #377 Share Posted October 8, 2023 I have no idea how reliable these infos are the only thing I know, is the fact that the Italian federation is working hard to get Karate back into the Olympic schedule, but no public statement has never been released about this matter however, I've never been optimist about a chance for Karate, there are too many other sports with more mediatic favor that this IOC would consider before even thinking of Karate's return on the Olympic stage El Analyzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,702 Posted October 9, 2023 #378 Share Posted October 9, 2023 (edited) Edited October 9, 2023 by Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laraja 1,371 Posted October 9, 2023 #379 Share Posted October 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, Dragon said: So IOC is gonna improve the number of quotas to 20k intoronto and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,244 Posted October 9, 2023 #380 Share Posted October 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, Laraja said: So IOC is gonna improve the number of quotas to 20k The IOC did say earlier the host community would have a say. With that being said 3 team sports does seem excessive. There is no need for baseball unless MLB releases its players Laraja 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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