No. While there has been discussion about adding Dodge Ball as an Olympics sport, it will not be played in the 2008 Olympics.
Answer 2Dodgeball will not ever be played in the Olympics because there is no single standard of play throughout the world. In the US alone there are over 5 major types of play. at least 3 in Japan and the eastern world all in which vary very heavily from each other.
Also under Olympic consideration is that a sport has to illustrate longevity in popularity of play over many countries: it is not sufficient that it be merely a 3 or 5 year fad, for instance, with a diminishing following, when considered worldwide. A sport has to illustrate solid growth over a lengthy time period. Even with that having been considered in times past, there have still been many sports that have come and faded from the Olympic arena over the decades. I'm sure the committee would want to avoid such repeats in future, and be careful what sports they actually include. - Deni
There are Dodge Ball tournaments all over the world. The winner usually gets a large sum of money or a great prise.
-Tyler
It was introduced into the Olympics in 1908.
Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympics in 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow.
2000 sydney Olympics
It was introduced in 708 B.C.
Womens 10m platform diveing was introduced in the 1912 Olympics
Drug testing and 'female gender verification' was introduced to the Olympics in 1968.
Augustus Hagerson in 1832, declared it a "modern" game and introduced the game to elementry schools.
1996
Volleyball and judo were first introduced into the Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964.
Women's fencing was introduced to the Olympics in 1924, with the addition of the Individual Women's Foil event.
The men's hockey tournament was introduced in 1920 and was permanently added to the Olympics in 1924.
NO. Cricket was never introduced in Olympics. Though, it was introduced in Commonwealth games held in 1997 in Malaysia.