Five sports, including cricket and flag football, were included in the 2028 Los Angeles Games on Oct. 16 after gaining the approval of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Lacrosse, squash and baseball-softball had also been proposed by LA Games organizers for inclusion and received approval at an IOC meeting in Mumbai.
Each host city, under IOC rules, can request the inclusion of several sports for their edition of the Games.
Photo: AFP 照片：法新社
The five sports had already been given the nod from the powerful IOC Executive Board on Oct. 13, with the session on Oct. 16 approving its recommendation.
Cricket, which enjoys a massive following in India and has a fast growing global audience, returns to the Games after more than a century, having appeared once at the 1900 Olympics.
The LA Games proposal is for a six-team Twenty20 cricket tournament for men and women. T20 is a short format of the game.
Photo: AFP 照片：法新社
The IOC hopes cricket’s inclusion will activate and engage a large, new Olympic audience, especially among Asian fans of the sport.
The annual Indian Premier League cricket tournament, with an estimated brand value of US$8.4 billion, is one of the richest leagues in the world across sports and continues to attract the world’s top players and coaches to India. The tournament is played in the same T20 format that the game will feature in during the LA 2028 games.
Flag football is a non-contact format of American football played by teams of five. American football last featured as a demonstration sport in 1932 LA Games.
Photo: Reuters 照片：路透
Baseball has featured in several previous Games. It was added to the 2020 Tokyo program after being left off in 2012 and 2016, but it will not be a part of the Paris Games.
Softball, the female counterpart to baseball, has appeared at five previous editions of the Summer Games and was also left off the Paris agenda.
Lacrosse twice appeared as a medal sport at the Olympics, in 1904 and 1908. Lacrosse, IOC president Thomas Bach said, is “the sport, if I may say, of the First Nations of the US.”
Each team sport added will have six-nation competitions for men and women.
While all five sports’ inclusion is only for one edition of the Games, they are banking on the boost provided by Olympic participation to spur growth as they look to remain an attractive Olympic product going into the next four-year cycle.
The board also confirmed weightlifting and modern pentathlon (fencing, swimming, riding, shooting and running) have retained their places after overcoming uncertainty about their Olympic status for doping and sporting reasons, respectively.
Michelle Yeoh, the first Asian actress to win an Oscar, joined the IOC on Oct. 17 after being voted in as a member at a ceremony in Mumbai.
Before the vote, Britain’s Princess Anne, the chair of the IOC’s member election committee, introduced Yeoh as “a Malaysia junior squash champion.”
She was one of eight new proposed members to join the Olympic body at its session in the Indian financial capital.
“I remember when someone asked me, how did you become an actress? I always said, ‘I never dreamt of being an actress, but as a child I always dreamt of being an Olympian,’” a beaming Yeoh told reporters after taking the oath as an IOC member.
“Sports was very much part of my life growing up, I was very much involved with squash, athletics, swimming and diving.”
(Reuters and AP)
板球、腰旗美式足球等5項運動，10月16日經國際奧林匹克委員會批准，被納入2028年洛杉磯奧運會項目。
洛杉磯奧運主辦單位也提議將袋棍球、壁球及棒球∕壘球列入，在孟買舉行的國際奧委會會議中亦獲得批准。
根據國際奧委會規定，主辦城市可要求在所主辦之奧運會中納入數個運動項目。
這5項運動10月13日已獲權威的國際奧委會執行委員會之認可，在並在10月16日的會議批准其建議。
板球在印度擁有廣大追隨者，全球觀眾數量也在快速增加。板球曾有一次列為奧運項目，是在1900年。時隔一個多世紀，板球將重返奧運。
洛杉磯奧運之提案為T20（20回合制）板球賽，分男子組及女子組。T20是較短的板球賽形式。
國際奧委會希望板球的納入能活化並吸引大量奧運新觀眾，尤其是這項運動的亞洲粉絲。
一年一度的印度板球超級聯賽的品牌價值估計為84億美元，是世界最富有的體育賽事聯盟之一，並持續吸引世界頂級球員及教練來到印度。該聯賽採用與2028年洛杉磯奧運相同的T20賽制。
腰旗美式足球是一種非接觸的美式足球，以每隊5人進行。美式足球上一次進入奧運是在1932年洛杉磯奧運，做為示範運動項目。
棒球曾在前幾屆奧運會亮相。繼2012年與2016年被排除後，又被加入2020年東京奧運，但巴黎奧運項目中不會有棒球。
壘球是與棒球的女子版，前5屆夏季奧運會都被列為競賽項目，但也被排除在巴黎奧運之外。
袋棍球曾在1904及1908年列入奧運獎牌項目。國際奧會主席托馬斯．巴赫表示，袋棍球「可說是美國原住民的運動」。
每項新增的團體項目都會有6國男子組及女子組比賽。
雖然這5項目的列入僅適用一屆奧運會，但期望加入奧運所帶來的推動力能刺激這些運動成長，好讓下一個4年能繼續成為具吸引力的奧運產物。
委員會還確認保留舉重及現代五項（包括擊劍、游泳、馬術、射擊與賽跑），這些項目分別曾因禁藥與競賽爭議而不確定是否會列入奧運。
第一位獲得奧斯卡獎的亞洲女演員楊紫瓊在國際奧委會於孟買舉行的儀式上被選為委員，並於10月17日加入國際奧委會。
投票前，奧委會委員選舉委員會主席英國安妮公主介紹楊紫瓊為「馬來西亞青少年壁球冠軍」。
楊紫瓊是本屆奧委會提議加入的8位新成員之一。
「我記得有人問我，你是如何成為演員的？我總是說，『我從來沒有夢想過成為演員，但小時候我一直夢想成為奧運選手』」，楊紫瓊在宣誓成為國際奧委會委員後接受記者採訪時表示。
「運動是我成長過程中的生活重要部分，我非常喜歡壁球、田徑、游泳和跳水」。
（台北時報林俐凱編譯）
A Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel “Shunxin-39” was believed to have caused damage to an undersea cable of Taiwan telecoms operator Chunghwa Telecom on the morning of Jan. 3. It was suspected that the Chinese merchant ship, which was registered with the nationality of another country, deliberately cut off the cable by dragging the anchor over it. While the incident is still under investigation, China has a long history of using maritime tactics to sabotage Taiwan’s infrastructure. In February last year, two cables linking Taiwan to its outlying Matsu Islands were damaged within days of each other by a Chinese fishing
Have you ever dreamed of using an entire city as your training ground, effortlessly moving across walls, buildings, stairs, and obstacles? This is not just a fantasy from the movies. In cities around the world, a group of enthusiasts practice this seemingly impossible sport — “parkour.” The origins of parkour can be traced back to 20th-century France. A military officer named Georges-Hebert witnessed the incredible physical abilities of local residents in Africa, which inspired him to create the Methode Naturelle, or natural method. This training method cleverly combined climbing, running, and swimming with artificial barriers to mimic nature. Later, David Belle
A: The 21st Century is now entering its 25th year. B: So Billboard has released a list: “The 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st Century.” A: Who are the greatest pop singers? B: No. 25 to 16 are: Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Bad Bunny, One Direction, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars, BTS, The Weeknd, Shakira and Jay-Z. A: Wow, my favorite K-pop supergroup BTS has made it to the list. A: 21世紀正在邁入第25個年頭了。 B: 《告示牌》雜誌特別公布：「21世紀最偉大的25位流行歌手」。 A: 最偉大的歌手有哪些？ B: 第25至16名是：凱蒂佩芮、紅髮艾德、壞痞兔、1世代、小韋恩、火星人布魯諾、防彈少年團（BTS）、威肯、夏奇拉、Jay-Z。 A: 哇，我最愛的韓流天團BTS也上榜了！ （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
A: Who else is on Billboard’s list: “The 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st Century?” B: No. 15 to 6 are: Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Usher, Adele, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Britney Spears. A: I can’t believe that Adele’s only at No. 10. B: No. 5 to 1 are: Lady Gaga, Drake, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Beyonce. A: Well, they surely deserve the honor. A: 《告示牌》雜誌的「21世紀最偉大的25位流行歌手」，還有誰上榜啊？ B: 第15至6名是：麥莉希拉、大賈斯汀、妮姬米娜、阿姆、亞瑟小子、愛黛兒、亞莉安娜、小賈斯汀、肯伊威斯特、小甜甜布蘭妮。 A: 真不敢相信愛黛兒只排第10名。 B: 第5至1名是：女神卡卡、德瑞克、蕾哈娜、泰勒絲、碧昂絲。 A: 這幾位真是實至名歸！ （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
RSS