The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a general meeting in Mumbai, India on the 16th and approved baseball softball, flag football, cricket, lacrosse and squash for additional games at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. All five events proposed by the organizing committee of the competition were decided.
Baseball and softball will return together after two tournaments since the 21st Tokyo Games, when Japan won the gold medal. Flag soccer, squash is first played. Cricket will be the first revival in 128 years and lacrosse in 120 years.
Softball - a ball game derived from baseball, near the end of the 19th century. Like baseball, two teams of nine players (10 players using designated players) take turns in attacking and defending. The size of the stadium is more compact than baseball, and the luma is 18 and 29 meters, about two-thirds of baseball. Between the two fours, the distance from the home base to the outfield fence is more than 67 and 06 meters. The world's economic population is about 30 million, and Japan's is about 170,000. The Olympics became an official event at the 1996 Atlanta Games and were held until the 2008 Beijing Games. She returned to the Tokyo Games in 2021 as an additional event, but was excluded from the Paris Games in 24.
Flag football - originating in American football, said to have begun to avoid injury in the U.S. Army during World War II. In Japan, it has been reported in earnest since the late 1990s. The rules are similar to American football, but instead of tackling, the player takes the flag on the waist. After four offensives, the offense and defense changes. She was hired for the first time at the World Games (WG) in the 2022 International Games, and the Japanese women ranked fifth among eight teams.
Cricket - famous for the flag of England, originating from shepherd's play. It is highly popular in British federal countries such as India. In 20 years, India's Vilat Corey's annual income was reported to be $26 million (about 3.9 billion yen at the current rate). Two teams of 11 members of the first team take turns defending and attacking. If the wicket (wood pole embedded in the ground) falls or the ball is caught in a no-bound manner, it is 1 out. Replacement of offense and defense when 10 outs or the number of pitches (depending on the contest) are reached. In the 1900 Paris Olympics, England won the gold medal in two teams. The Olympics aim to be held in a short game time format.
Lacrosse - Canadian flag. As Native Americans became familiar with combat and entertainment, 17th-century settlers developed into the game. The name of the game means "stick" in French. Use a "cross" with a net at the end of the bar to score a tennis ball into the opponent's goal. Ten men and women in a single team. The shooting speed exceeds 150 kilometers per hour for men. Men can play contact, but women are not allowed to play contact. At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, 32 in Ross and 48 in London, it was held as an open event. 2028 was proposed as a six-person system.
Squash - British idea. Indoor Sports Toto, which has been developed since the 19th century. It is said to have become the name of the game from tapping the soft ball against the wall with a tennis-like racket. An hour of energy consumption is 1,500km of calories for a professional athlete. It is loved in about 185 countries and regions.