This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Add netball as a sport in the next Olympics
Netball isn't in the Olympics because 'not enough countries play it'. However according to the IFNA, over 20 million people play netball in more than 70 different countries. Netball is a sport enjoyed by women of all different ages and it deserves more international recognition.
More details
Adding netball to the Olympics would increase its international profile and further increase participation across many different countries.
Netball is already a firmly established sport both enjoyed by many people and yet barriers are placed around it that prevent it advancing in the sporting world and that includes the Olympics.
If it were to feature in the Olympics as golf and tennis have been, it can only benefit the sport for those who play it now and those in the future.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The decision about which sports are in the Olympics is made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). You can find out more about the IOC here:
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.