The Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee has proposed five additional sports to the Olympic Programme Commission, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday.

Shahidullah Kamal (L) of Afghanistan competes against Jitesh Sharma of India during the Men's Gold Medal Match of Cricket between India and Afghanistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Baseball-softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash were proposed for inclusion at Los Angeles 2028, and the Olympic Programme Commission will send a recommendation to the IOC Executive Board. If accepted, it will then be presented to the 141st IOC Session that will be held in Mumbai, India on October 15-17.

Three sports -- baseball-softball (1992-2008 and 2020), cricket (1900), and lacrosse (1904 and 1908) -- appeared at previous Games, while flag football (a limited-contact version of American football), and squash are new.

Considering the large number of athletes in team sports, shorter and less-participant formats will be adopted at LA 28. Cricket will be played in the Twenty20 format, and Lacrosse Sixes was proposed.

Tokyo 2020 included baseball-softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing as additional sports, while Paris 2024 will feature breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. 

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