Is para surfing in the Olympics?
Speaking to Inside The Games, the president of the International Surfing Association addressed the sport’s Olympic legacy, the exclusion of para surfing from Los Angeles 2028 that he hopes to reverse in future editions, and the push to ensure Brisbane 2032 becomes a new milestone for inclusion. Para athletics is the largest sport on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme in terms of participating athletes and the number of medal events.The sport programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics is already decided, and it does not include cricket. However, we are beginning the process of selecting sports for the 2032 Brisbane Paralympic Games, said Parsons, who is in India to observe the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, at a press conference.Today, the Paralympic Games are the world’s third biggest sport event in terms of ticket sales; only the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup sell more. The Rio 2016 Paralympics attracted 4,328 athletes from 159 countries, who competed in 22 sports.