Yes it is now a sport at the Olympic Games.
lacrosse actually is an olympic sport as of now
It was once, in the 20th century but it now is not.
It now is a sport and it will be included 2016 Olympics. Personally, I don't think Chess should be a sport.
It now is a sport and it will be included 2016 Olympics. Personally, I don't think chess should be a sport.
I dont now
The Olympic committee has not yet chosen it as an Olympic sport. There would have to be judges that could define what was the best in the sport. Since snow boarding is now part of the Olympics, it is highly likely we will see skateboarding as part of the summer Olympics soon.
Beach Vollyball
Softball was introduced as an Olympic medal sport for women in 1996. The United States won the gold medal at those Olympic Games held in Atlanta. As of now, softball is scheduled to be discontinued as an Olympic sport after the 2008 Games in Beijing.
basketball because there is lots of running and jumping you get hurt every now and then too
When a sport becomes very popular it will/can be looked at by the Olympic council, some sports, like UFC are very popular, but will not be in the Olympics because of the violence and such. Speedskating became very popular, and was accepted, so now it is in the Olympics.
Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988. They now have both singles and doubles events for men and women.