IOC president Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

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IOC president Kirsty Coventry announced that sports cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics could return in future Games, aiming to streamline Olympic hosting. The International Olympic Committee plans to finalize the sports list for Brisbane soon, which will feature fewer sports than the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games, IOC president Kirsty Coventry told sports leaders on Wednesday. Coventry’s reassurance to the annual meeting of Summer Games sports bodies came after she warned in February of “uncomfortable” talks ahead to make future Olympic hosting more efficient. The International Olympic Committee aims to finalize within months the list of sports on the Brisbane program that Coventry previously told their leaders will be fewer than the 36 being played at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.