Although more than three years are missing for their arrival, the Los Angeles Olympic Games 2028 They are already beginning to make history. He International Olympic Committee confirmed the Complete program that will be carried out in the United States and for the first time in history there will be more women athletes than men.
In addition, team sports will have at least the same number of female sets as male. Even more novel, the Football will have more combined women (16) than men (12)investing the amount of selections between both categories.
To achieve this goal, not only will competitors be added to football (four for the women’s branch) but also Two teams will be added to the Waterpolo Women. Now, both Categories will have 12 competitors. Boxing was another sports to expand the female template, adding one more weight category.
“Gender equality It was a key factor when deciding the fee of athletes and the number of events“They stood out from the IOC.
In Paris 2024, a proportion of equitable athletes between men and women had been achieved for the first time and this goal will be overcome in the next Olympics.
This Wednesday, the COI approved the new Olympic program at the first meeting after the election of the Zimbabuense Kirsty Coventry as president of the agency – the first woman to hold the position – replacing the German Thomas Bach, who will officially leave the position on June 23.
The IOC confirmed the sports program for Los Angeles 2028
In addition to gender novelties, the COI He also confirmed the details of the sports program. There will be a total of 351 medal tests22 more than in Paris 2024 (329) and the central fee of 10,500 athletes will be maintained, with 698 additional places assigned to the five sports proposed by the Organizing Committee: baseball/softball, crowd, flag football, lacrosse and squash.
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In turn, there will be Six more swimming speed testswhen joining the 50 meters back, braza and butterfly in both men and women.
Mixed events will also be expanded: archery, athletics (mixed relay 4×100 m), golf, gymnastics, coastal speed rowing and table tennis will include a new equipment combined by equipment.
On the other hand, they will debut in Los Angeles 2028 he female individual row (CW1X), the male individual (Cm1x) and the mixed double scull (CX2X).
The sports climbing will add the tests Bultder and difficulty although they will not receive medalsthey will be an initiative to grow the exhibition of athletes.
Finally, Basquet 3×3 will be expanded to 12 teams by gender after its successful debut in Tokyo 2020.
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