2028 Olympics in OKC

[kevin lee]

I wonder if they are considering holding the BMX events in Tulsa at the Hardesty National BMX Stadium?

https://www.usabmx.com/tracks/2011

How in the world is there BMX but no softball?

[Pete]

How in the world is there BMX but no softball?

The hosting city has a lot to say about which of the newer sports to the Games get included.

Paris is doing break dancing for crying out loud.


Softball was in Tokyo mainly due to the Japanese obsession with it and baseball (which was also included).

[Swake]

The hosting city has a lot to say about which of the newer sports to the Games get included.

Paris is doing break dancing for crying out loud.


Softball was in Tokyo mainly due to the Japanese obsession with it and baseball (which was also included).

BMX has been in the Olympics since 2008 and 2028 will be the sports 8th games.

[bigsmooth]

Channel 4 just ran a story about this and stated “ As first reported by The Oklahoman and THEN OKC Talk …..”. SMH

[Pete]

Channel 4 just ran a story about this and stated “ As first reported by The Oklahoman and THEN OKC Talk …..”. SMH

Good grief.

And they are the best of the bunch.

[Mountaingoat]

The hosting city has a lot to say about which of the newer sports to the Games get included.

Paris is doing break dancing for crying out loud.


Softball was in Tokyo mainly due to the Japanese obsession with it and baseball (which was also included).

That's sad. Break dancing is in but baseball is still not a permanent sport. Breakdancing isn't really a sport. Soon they'll have something like knife throwing or team bungee jumping......

[Just the facts]

That's sad. Break dancing is in but baseball is still not a permanent sport. Breakdancing isn't really a sport. Soon they'll have something like knife throwing or team bungee jumping......

They are trying to compete with the X Games and Redbull Events. On that note, I'm looking forward to watching Olympic Soapbox Derby racing.

[ShadowStrings]

That's sad. Break dancing is in but baseball is still not a permanent sport. Breakdancing isn't really a sport. Soon they'll have something like knife throwing or team bungee jumping......

For a sport to be included in the Summer Olympics, it has to be widely practiced (in 75 countries and in at least 4 continents) and governed by an International Federation recognized by the IOC. The IOC decides which sports should be permanently included in the Olympics (for example, dropping baseball/softball after the 2008 games and adding golf and rugby as of the 2016 games). Starting with the 2020 Olympics, the IOC also allows the organizing committee for a specific games to propose additional sports to include in their edition of the games. This helps cities manage costs and also gives them an opportunity to showcase sports that might be more popular in their country. Tokyo 2020 added baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. Paris 2024 will include skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, and breaking (breakdancing). It's possible that skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing will be promoted to permanent sports before the 2028 Olympics. LA 2028 is considering cricket, breaking, baseball/softball, flag football, karate, kickboxing, lacrosse, squash, and motorsport, and we should find out which ones will be included after the IOC meets in October of this year.