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Netball: Olympic Games

Asked by Gareth ThomasLabour (Co-op)Department for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 24 November 2025UIN 92512

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the International Olympic Committee on the inclusion of netball in the Olympic Games.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

I have not had discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about the inclusion of netball, or any other sport, in the Olympic Games.

The Olympic sports programme is determined by the IOC. The British Olympic Association, as the National Organising Committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is the domestic representative to the IOC and does so operating independently of the Government.

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