Korfball at the 2032 Olympics? What is basketball «alla Oronzo Canà» which opens up to transgenders – Corriere.it

Every four years we go back to talking about emerging Olympic sports which could be included in future editions of the Games. And, perhaps, there is one that could simultaneously help arreduce the number of participating athletes it’s at permanently increase inclusiveness, open as it is to men and women at the same time. And no, not horse riding, nor yet another medley relay.

It’s about the Korfball (of Dutch descent), a relative of basketball with some reference to the bizone of Oronzo Can
. Meanwhile, he does not admit physical contact and for this reason open to both males and females at the same time: only one national inclusive per country. We play eight against eight, four males and four females per team, each marking opponents of the same gender (who, if opposed, cannot shoot, only pass). And here the coach also takes over the ball: every two korfs (literally baskets: the goal a ring, which is only ever worth one point) made the 4 players in attack go in defense and vice versa.

No deuces, impossible to crush (the ring on top of a pole, over 3.50 meters, 50 centimeters more than that of NBA basketball and 90 more than that of basketball).

The Ikf, International Federationis also considering going one step further: that four of the locations remain reserved for athletes born female, with the other four – told the New York Times at the beginning of the week – reserved for an open category, therefore also valid for transgendersovercoming the problems related to the level of testosterone which, for example, afflict athletics and female athletes considered intersex (above all the most famous Caster Semenya).

We’ll talk about it in October, a Taipei

thein the World Congress which will take place at the same time as the World Cup.

a relatively young sport, korf ball, just over 120 years old, but it has already participated as a demonstration discipline at the 1920 Olympics, in Antwerp (Belgium). And he dreams of going back, perhaps for the 2032 edition in Australia. The strongest countries are Holland, where athletes can earn up to 3,400 euros a month, and Belgium, followed by Taipei, Germany and China. Italy in 48 position according to the current ranking.