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In response to "ST is more up on this than I am: is it possible that break dancing will not be a medal event in the next summer Olympics? -- nm" by mara

It's being dropped from the next Summer Olympics. LA28 is adding baseball, softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash. -- nm

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Aug 13 '24, 14:34

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Lacrosse has me excited. Could be the next rugby. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 13, 15:01 5
- preppy white new england kids will finally get represented in the olympics! -- nm - colin Aug 13, 15:21 2
  - Correction: preppy white new England kids who can't row or fence -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 13, 16:03 1
    - And a bunch of Midwestern women from Evanston. - . Aug 13, 20:32
- Would be cool if these guys get to play under their own flag. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 13, 15:19 1
  - Indigenous peoples are considered sovereign nations...but then would Catalonia or Naples have their own teams. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 13, 18:25
bring back Art Competitions -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 13, 14:50 3
- surprised all the pickleball twats haven't tried to force that shit on Olympics now too -- nm - mr mooch Aug 13, 15:00 2
  - Wait for it. -- nm - znufrii Aug 13, 15:01
  - Needs more international presence, but it's inevitable -- nm - rollo Aug 13, 15:01
Also obstacle course racing replacing Equestrian in modern pentathlon -- nm - eag Aug 13, 14:45 4
- Seriously? Nice. - znufrii Aug 13, 14:48 2
  - Horses being abused reason for change -- nm - eag Aug 13, 15:08 1
    - Yup. I just didn’t think they’d actually do anything about it. -- nm - znufrii Aug 13, 15:29
- I like this change. -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 14:47
cricket seems long overdue. -- nm - colin Aug 13, 14:41 2
- They used to make a point to pick sports that were federated on a national level by a large number of countries. - Marlowe Aug 13, 16:23
- Very much so but I don't think they had the shorter format games until recently but I'm far from knowledgeable in this. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 13, 14:51
And mens boxing is on the ropes per say -- nm - eag Aug 13, 14:38 1
- Wrestling was on the ropes but I believe they'll be in the next Olympics. Boxing is still in limbo. -- nm - Krusty Aug 13, 14:46
"find us an even more fake-ass sport than breaking . . ." -- nm - mr mooch Aug 13, 14:36

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