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2028 the year of NetBall?
If they have breakdancing as an Olympic "sport", why not netball? I see it as a conspiracy to keep the Aussies from racking up more medals.
With big blocks, last-minute goals and shocking upsets, netball is making a big impression on the world stage, and it is growing every year.
The sport now appears in the Commonwealth Games and has leagues around the world, as well as the Netball World Cup every four years.
Despite its global prominence, one place it has yet to reach is the Olympics. For more than 50 years, people across all levels and areas of the sport have been lobbying for its inclusion in the Games. In 1995, the IOC recognized World Netball as an International Federation, meaning it could access some additional funds but didn’t go so far as to be in the Games.
Although the IOC has not excluded netball because it’s a majority women’s sport, a lack of investment and global awareness (you mean like break dancing?) – which both generally affect the development of women’s sports worldwide – have kept it from getting where it needs to be, multiple people told CNN.
But with a renewed push for gender equality in sport and the 2032 Summer Olympics taking place in Australia, a strong netball nation, there are hopes it could possibly join the Olympic program in Brisbane."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/11/sport/ne ... index.html
They'll probably bring in pickleball and cornhole before they allow a proper sport like Netball in the Olympics.
I remember the "Summer" Olympics in Perth where it got pretty chilly at times but was a smashing success. Brisbane should be a blast.
With big blocks, last-minute goals and shocking upsets, netball is making a big impression on the world stage, and it is growing every year.
The sport now appears in the Commonwealth Games and has leagues around the world, as well as the Netball World Cup every four years.
Despite its global prominence, one place it has yet to reach is the Olympics. For more than 50 years, people across all levels and areas of the sport have been lobbying for its inclusion in the Games. In 1995, the IOC recognized World Netball as an International Federation, meaning it could access some additional funds but didn’t go so far as to be in the Games.
Although the IOC has not excluded netball because it’s a majority women’s sport, a lack of investment and global awareness (you mean like break dancing?) – which both generally affect the development of women’s sports worldwide – have kept it from getting where it needs to be, multiple people told CNN.
But with a renewed push for gender equality in sport and the 2032 Summer Olympics taking place in Australia, a strong netball nation, there are hopes it could possibly join the Olympic program in Brisbane."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/11/sport/ne ... index.html
They'll probably bring in pickleball and cornhole before they allow a proper sport like Netball in the Olympics.
I remember the "Summer" Olympics in Perth where it got pretty chilly at times but was a smashing success. Brisbane should be a blast.
2023 3flushes Media.^^^