Canada’s 2028 Olympic Qualification Discussion Road to LA 2028

[Josh 13,483]

A thread to discuss all things related to the upcoming summer Olympics! 

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Qualification procedures won't be finalized for another two years, but here are my thoughts of our qualification chances in the five added sports.

 

American Football - Even assuming the United States gets a host quota, it might be difficult for Canada to qualify. Currently, Mexico is the next best Pan American nation and while we have potential using CFL and NFL players, I'm not sure if many would commit. A world qualifier would help our chances.

 

Baseball/Softball - We should easily qualify in softball given the United States will get the host quota. Baseball on the other hand will be quite difficult, assuming the team sports are only going to have 6-8 entrants.

 

Cricket - This is our weakest sport among the five here. I was relatively impressed with our men's T20 performance earlier this year. A split West Indies team makes things a bit interesting for the Pan American quota. On paper the major teams from the West Indies should beat us, but it does create a little bit of hope.

 

Lacrosse - We should easily qualify a men's and women's team. At worst we are top 2 in the world.

 

Squash - We currently have 1 man and 2 women in the top 50 rankings. I believe this will be a 16-person tournament and assuming 1 athlete per NOC there's a chance, more so on the women's side, but who knows where they will be ranked in four years or if someone new moves up the rankings.

[Josh 13,483]

Just a reminder, the World Baseball Classic starts in a few days (March 5-17) and is the only qualification event for the Americas, the two best nations from the Americas qualify. Results Here

 

For Canada, there's a very very small chance of qualifying if the guys can have the tournament of their life. Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico are the main favourites though. 

[Josh 13,483]

Also, here's the Olympic Qualification Event Schedule for Canada in 2026:

 

March 5-17, as mentioned: WBSC Men's World Baseball Classic

July 12: WT Mixed Relay World Championships, 2 quotas

August 4-13: FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, 1 quota

August 11-23: FEI Equestrian World Championships, 21 team quotas (7 in jumping, 6 in dressage, 7 in eventing)

August 13-16: IFAF Flag Football World Championships, 2 quotas in each gender

August 19-27: Women's Volleyball NORCECA North American Championships, 1 quota

September 9-17: Men's Volleyball NORCECA North American Championships, 1 quota

October 17-25: WG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, 3 teams in each gender

November 1-15: ISSF Shooting World Championships, 18 quotas in each gender

November 3-7: BMX Freestyle at the UCI World Championships, 2 quotas in each gender

November 4-9: Beach Volleyball NORCECA North American Championships, 1 quota in each gender

November 24- December 5: Women's Football NORCECA North American Championships, 1 quota

TBD: ISU World Games, 1 team quota in each gender