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.