Fans ‘need’ new Olympic sport to be introduced at Paris 2024 as governing body say ‘we’re working on it’
FANS are calling on the Olympics to introduce a new sport on the eve of Paris 2024.
Several new sports have been added to the Olympic roster for this edition including kayak cross, kiteboarding and breaking.
That followed the addition of skateboarding, bouldering, and karate, amongst others, at the Tokyo Games.
But fans are keen to see another sport integrated into the Olympics – tag.
World Chase Tag was born in 2012 with the inaugural world championship taking place in London four years later.
It has taken place annually ever since in the UK and the USA and has even been televised in both countries, while attracting millions of views online.
Competitors are tasked with ‘tagging’ their opposition – just like the playground game.
But at professional level obstacles are placed in the arena for athletes to hang off or jump from.
And it creates quite a spectacle, with one athlete chasing after the other while a timer counts down from 20 seconds.
Fans are loving the sport and have called for its inclusion in the Olympics.
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One said: “I need professional tag to be an Olympic sport.”
Another added: “Oh, this 100% needs to be official.
“Outside of how badass it looks, they have to be in top shape to do this stuff.”
And a third wrote: “10/10 would watch.”
The official World Chase Tag account replied saying: We’re working on it!”