Rugby league has put its hand up to become an Olympic sport in the hope that the Nines format will be included in the official program for the 2032 Brisbane Games | proshenks
Rugby league has put its hand up to become an Olympic sport in the hope that the Nines format will be included in the official program for the 2032 Brisbane Games.
“I’ve already had a conversation with the [Sports] Minister in Queensland when I was there during Magic Round to put it on their radar and got a good reception.“[The goal is to become] a demonstration at worst, but hopefully if we can get it as an actual sport, that would be even better.”Rugby league will face stiff competition in achieving its objective. About 25 sports are considered staples of the Olympic program, such as athletics, swimming and weightlifting.
“We’ve got 40-odd currently ranked, but we’re building. I took a call from Macedonia today to start their membership component. We are a growing sport.” Netball Australia chair Marina Go said the sport would make a compelling case for Olympic inclusion in 2032.“It’s one of the few sports where Australia has been the world No.1 for most of its existence and in 2027 we will celebrate the centenary of netball.
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