IdkmanfookitB to Olympics@voyager.lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoBreakdancing won't be back for the 2028 LA Olympics.lemmy.fediverser.ioimagemessage-square294fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageBreakdancing won't be back for the 2028 LA Olympics.lemmy.fediverser.ioIdkmanfookitB to Olympics@voyager.lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square294fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefly_away5BlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI was wondering why we don’t have Cricket yet
minus-squareShitassAintOverYetBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIOC usually don’t like sports that take too long, tennis is probably the longest Olympic sport and that takes around 5 hours if it’s too tight. 3 hours is the average fro T20 Cricket but maybe it can work, let’s see.
minus-squarechapeauetrangeBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOlympic tennis matches only require 2 sets won per match, so they are usually over within a couple of hours.
I was wondering why we don’t have Cricket yet
IOC usually don’t like sports that take too long, tennis is probably the longest Olympic sport and that takes around 5 hours if it’s too tight. 3 hours is the average fro T20 Cricket but maybe it can work, let’s see.
Olympic tennis matches only require 2 sets won per match, so they are usually over within a couple of hours.