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Very interesting and popular discipline at the time was the tug-of-war. It was won by a combined team from Denmark and Sweden. However, this discipline lasted only until 1920.
Rugby is one of the most attractive sports in the world, yet it only lasted at the Games until 1928. It was one of P. de Coubertin's favourite sports. Since the Rio Olympics, rugby players have only participated in teams of seven
A sport is included in the Olympic programme when the IOC decides that it is practiced in a sufficient number of countries and on several continents. On the other hand, the number of newly added sports is always balanced by the elimination of sports that are not as popular. Â Three sports have been eliminated for 2024 Olympic Games, namely karate, softball and baseball.
However, some of these sports are likely to return under the Olympic rings. According to the IOC, the new Olympic sports in Los Angeles in 2028 should be baseball (again), softball (again), cricket, lacrosse, flag football and squash.
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