Looking back, looking forward: The Olympics of adding new sports
The Hindu
Which Olympic sports have remained a staple, and which are likely to return in Los Angeles in 2028? We take a look.
On August 9, b-girls took to the floor as the first event of the new Olympic sport breakdancing at Paris 2024 got underway. On August 11, the final winners took to the podium. Ami Yuasa of Japan took home the women’s gold, while silver went to Lithuania's Dominika Banevič.
In the men’s event, the gold went to Canada’s Philip Kim, while DANNY DAN of France took home the silver. Bronze medals went to b-girl Liu Qingyi from China and b-boy Victor Montalvo of the U.S.
But when, and how did a new sport get added to the Olympic roster? And will it carry on to the next edition?
The Olympics is used as a catch-all phrase for sports and atheleticism, but which sport is worthy of inclusion is a fraught question.
Since the modern games kicked off in 1896, there have been a plethora of sports which have trooped in and trooped out of the Olympic schedule. Sports to be included in a specific edition are decided years in advance, by the International Olympic Council with the consensus of participating nations.
In the last summer games held in Tokyo, five new games were added or brought back: skateboarding, climbing and surfing, karate and baseball/softball.
While skateboarding, climbing and surfing were added permanently, and made a glorious return in Paris 2024, two were temporary - karate and baseball.
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