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Bad for bowling? IOC continues youth focus with 2028 Olympics: skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing in, while boxing, weightlifting, modern pentathlon out

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, February 5, 2022 7:00 am
Bad for bowling? IOC continues youth focus with 2028 Olympics: skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing in, while boxing, weightlifting, modern pentathlon out
While some bowlers keep harping on things that have zero relevance to bowling’s Olympic effort like lane conditions, the International Olympic Committee continues to tell the world what matters: youth. Youth is prized by advertisers, who seek to gain brand loyalty from young consumers before their habits are formed, and whatever advertisers/sponsors want is what TV networks and sports organizations want. The IOC has been sending this message for years, and it was driven home to bowling...