What Will Be The Next 'New' Olympic Sport?
Recently there have been many new sports added to the Olympic Games. Firstly golf and rugby were added for Rio in 2016, and for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, five sports were added to the program: baseball and softball, karate, sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing. In 2024 breakdancing made its debut and in 2028 we will see flag football, lacrosse, squash and cricket added to the program. See olympic program changes.
There are many other sports that could be considered worthy of a place on the Olympic program. In the poll below, we listed more sports which the IOC has shown interest in adding to the program, and some other sports which have been lobbying for inclusion.
The sport with the most votes was netball, just ahead of ultimate.
| Rank | Sport | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netball | 29 | 14% |
| 2 | Ultimate (Flying Disc) | 28 | 14% |
| 3 | Other | 24 | 12% |
| 4 | Parkour | 23 | 11% |
| 5 | Roller Skating | 17 | 8% |
| 6 | Pickleball | 15 | 7% |
| 7 | Orienteering | 12 | 6% |
| 8 | Tenpin Bowling | 11 | 5% |
| 9 | E-Sports | 9 | 4% |
| 10 | Wakeboard | 7 | 3% |
| 11 | Kick Boxing | 6 | 3% |
| 12 | Polo | 5 | 2% |
| 13 | Wushu | 5 | 2% |
| 14 | None - no more sports | 5 | 2% |
| 15 | Floorball | 3 | 1% |
| 16 | Snooker | 2 | 1% |
Disclaimer: This poll is not scientific and reflects only the opinion of visitors to this website who have chosen to participate.
Related Pages
- We have asked a similar question at other times: in 2023, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2012, and again in 2012.
- Do you think esports should be added to the Olympic Games program [poll]
- List of Possible Future Olympic Games Sports
- More Olympic Games Polls
- About Olympic Games program changes
- About the Summer Olympics
- List of all Summer Olympic Games Sports
- See also the poll about your least favorite Summer Olympic Games sport
- List of Sports and Fitness Polls
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