Equestrian Included in 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games Initial Sports Program

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Rendering of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic equestrian venue.

Feb. 3, 2022

Equestrian was among the 28 sports included in the Los Angeles Olympic Games Initial Sports Program approved Thursday by the International Olympic Committee meeting in Beijing during the Winter Games. Traditional equestrian disciplines at Olympics are dressage, eventing and jumping.

The 28 sports included in the Initial Sports Programme are governed by the following international federations:

  • World Athletics
  • World Rowing (FISA)
  • Badminton World Federation (BWF)
  • International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
  • International Canoe Federation (ICF)
  • Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
  • International Equestrian Federation (FEI)
  • International Fencing Federation (FIE)
  • Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
  • International Golf Federation (IGF)
  • International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)
  • International Handball Federation (IHF)
  • International Hockey Federation (FIH)
  • International Judo Federation (IJF)
  • United World Wrestling (UWW)
  • International Swimming Federation (FINA)
  • World Rugby
  • World Taekwondo (WT)
  • International Tennis Federation (ITF)
  • International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
  • International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
  • World Archery Federation (WA)
  • World Triathlon (TRI)
  • World Sailing (WS)
  • International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
  • International Surfing Association (ISA)
  • World Skate (WSK)
  • International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)

Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, all youth-focused sports, made their Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 and all have deep roots in California.

The IOC Session also acknowledged additional proposals from the IOC Executive Board, recommended by the Olympic Program Commission, which considered sport-specific issues, as well as the impact on the overall cost and complexity of the Games:

Pathways for boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon to be potentially included in the LA28 Initial Sports Program at the IOC Session in 2023, and

The possibility for LA28 to propose additional sports in 2023, and

A process for finalizing the disciplines in each sport to provide early certainty to athletes, National Olympic Committees, International Federations and Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Games.

The IOC and the Organizing Committee renewed their joint commitment to prioritizing a reduction in the cost and complexity of hosting the Games, including a review of each sport’s disciplines, which will be finalized prior to the IOC Session next year.

Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon may potentially be included in the LA28 Initial Sports Program by the IOC Session in 2023 if by then the respective federations have demonstrated to the IOC’s satisfaction that they have addressed issues.