Los Angeles Games, even more inclusive and joint – Liberation
THE Los Angeles Games Value female athletes even more than Paris: there will be more women than men to compete. This is one of the lessons to remember from the Olympic program for 2028, consolidated by the Californian organizers in agreement with the International Olympic Committee, and whose major axes were unveiled on the evening of Wednesday, April 9.
A program described by the IOC as « A thoughtful balance » between « Tradition and transformation ». For the first time in the history of modern Olympism, the number of places for the quotas of female athletes (5,655) will exceed that of male quotas (5,543). The symbolism is strong, while the next games will always take place in Trumpian Americawhere women’s rights are more than ever threatened.
These Olympic Games will also be marked by total parity in all team sports. Water-polo incorporates two additional female teams to do for twelve male teams. In 3×3 basketball, the number of female and male teams will go from eight to twelve. Boxing will also reach total parity with the addition of a seventh weight category for women. Another notable point: in football, there will even be more women’s selections in football, with sixteen teams, four more than the male tournament.
“We have traditionally had sixteen male teams and twelve women’s teams at the Olympic Games. It will be reversed « In the Californian megapolis, agreed to the press Kit McConnell, the director of sports within the IOC. The Olympic body validated this proposal made last week by Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, who had praised « A strong signal » For the development of women’s football. “We have observed incredible growth in women’s participation in team sports, as well as the popularity and visibility of female team sports. Women’s football is an absolute leader in this regard ”added McConnell Kit. The Women’s Olympic Tournament can also boast of attracting most of the game stars, unlike the male competition, taking into account the criteria set by FIFA, requiring to select a majority of players under 23.
This decisive progress for female athletes was endorsed at an online meeting of the CIO Commission Co -Co -Pilée from Lausanne by Kirsty Coventryfirst woman to direct the IOC in 131 years of history. The former Zimbabwean Olympic champion swimmer officiated for the first time since her presidency of the body in March.
In the detail of the other new events, swimming will expand the sprint by introducing 50 m butterfly, brewing and back to the traditional 50 m freestyle. The new program gives pride of place to the mixed events, with several additions: athletics thus earns a mixed 4×100 m, alongside other events mixing women and men in archery, golf, gymnastics, rowing or table tennis. Climbing, introduced to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and confirmed in Paris, continues its development: block and difficulty will now be disputed separately rather than combined.
In total, the Olympic Games 2028 will always see 10,500 athletes for 31 basic Olympic sports – the usual quota – as well as 698 additional qualified in the Five additional disciplines : Softball, Cricket, Flag Football, Lacrosse and Squash. But this time, 351 medals will be distributed during the fortnight, 22 more than in Paris. The games will therefore include more events than ever, but each addition has been assessed according to its impact on programming, logistics and the global experience of athletes, ensures the IOC. The body had previously received 46 new test proposals from 24 of the 31 international federations.
These announcements are part of the efforts made by the IOC to modernize the Olympic Games and attract new audiences. « These additions reflect our commitment to innovation and gender equality »said a spokesperson for the IOC. Janet Evans, director of the 2028 Olympics athletes, welcomed a « major step « dew, with « More athletes to compete, win and realize their Olympic dream » at the games in three years.
