The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games is scheduled to take place July 14–30, 2028, in the United States, followed by the Paralympics from August 15 to 27, 2025. The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will feature a total of 351 medal events across 36 different sports- twenty-two more than the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, including cricket, squash, flag football and many others. Moreover, the Paralympics scheduled to take place in Los Angeles from 15 August 2025 to 27 August 2025 will also witness an active inclusion of new sports, adding an extra edge of thrill and excitement among Olympic aficionados from all over the world.
In this article we will take a look at the top four new sports that are all set to be introduced at the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Top 4 New Sports to Watch Out for at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games
Flag Football
The traditional American football “flag football” game will witness its star-studded debut at the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Often hailed as one of the most exciting formats of football, flag football is simply a no-contact version of the game that replaces tackling with the act of pulling a flag attached to the ball carrier’s waist.
The players are required to wear flag belts and “tackles” on the ground while playing the game. Flag football usually consists of two halves of 15–20 minutes each with a running clock. As mentioned earlier, flag football is played in a non-contact mode and doesn’t allow blocking or tackling. In order to stop the play, the defenders are required to pull one of the two flags hanging from a belt around the ball carrier’s waist.
Squash
At the second spot in our list of the top four new sports that are all set to be introduced at the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, we have squash. Often popularly regarded as a high-speed indoor tennis sport, squash requires players to hit a small rubber ball against the front wall, aiming to make it extremely challenging for the opponent player to return it before the ball bounces twice. Governed by the Professional Squash Association (PSA), squash has been a part of numerous major tournaments, including the PSA World Championship, the British Games and is now all set to make its debut in the Olympic Games in the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Cricket
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Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four new sports that you should definitely watch for at the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, we have cricket. Well, as soon as the news of the inclusion of the T20 format in the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics broke out, millions of cricket aficionados from all over the world commemorated the path-breaking move by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
After a gap of almost 128 years, the game of cricket is all set to make a roaring return to the Olympic Games arena, with the last time being at the 1900 Paris Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially approved its inclusion during the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai on October 16, 2023. According to the reports, the matches will be held at the Fairplex Stadium in Pomona.
Lacrosse
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four new sports that are all set to be introduced at the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, we have Lacrosse, which is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. Hailing from the land of America, the game of lacrosse requires players to use the head of the lacrosse stick to carry, pass, catch, and shoot the ball into the goal.
Although lacrosse has witnessed an active involvement in the Olympic arena as it was previously a medal sport in 1904 (St Louis) and 1908 (London), and appeared as a demonstration sport in 1928, 1932, and 1948, it has now been assigned as a mainstream sport of the Olympic Games after being recommended by LA28 and voted in at the IOC Session in Mumbai on 16 October 2023. According to reports, the lacrosse matches are scheduled to take place at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park.
