LA 2028 Olympics add new events in swimming, gymnastics, track; more female spots for first time

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The 2028 Los Angeles Games will include the Olympic debuts of the 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly in swimming, a mixed-gender 4x100m relay in track and field and a mixed-gender team event in artistic gymnastics, among other new events.

The International Olympic Committee approved the competition program for the LA Games on Thursday.

For the first time in Olympic history, there will be more female athlete quota spots (5,655) than male athlete quota spots (5,543) combined for all 31 sports.

The IOC has more details here on the changes to the Olympic program for LA 2028.

Other changes include additional mixed-gender team events in golf and table tennis, splitting the sport climbing combined event into separate medal events for bouldering and lead and a seventh women's boxing weight division to equal the men's amount.

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