Three hugely popular 'optional' Olympic sports to become permanent at 2028 Games

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Three hugely popular 'optional' Olympic sports to become permanent at 2028 Games
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The three sports proved popular at the Paris Olympics.

on the schedule for the 2028 Games in L.A. was taken before the Paris Games, so it will be a while until we see it at the Olympics again.

Some athletics track events saw the introduction of a repechage round, giving a second chance to athletes who failed to qualify for event semi-finals.There were three 'optional' events in Paris that will be made permanent for the 2028 Olympics, according to the International Olympic Committee . These are skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing.

The Los Angeles Games will also see the return of baseball, softball, lacrosse and cricket, the latter having not featured at the Olympics since 1900.Another major change to the Olympics schedule in 2028 could be the scrapping of boxing, which has not yet been confirmed for Los Angeles because of issues regarding the governance of the sport.

The IOC has warned that a decision on boxing's Olympic future must be made in 2025, and that if a new governing body cannot be found then it will not feature in L.A.

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