Dutch politician Jimme Nordkamp has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to introduce darts as a sport with two players very keen.

Darts has never been played at the Olympic Games – but Nordkamp argues it has become an ‘international sport’ which is being watched by ‘millions’.

A total of 4.8 million people watched the PDC World Championship final last year as Luke Humphries defeated Luke Littler at at Alexandra Palace.

The game of darts was popularised in English pubs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and Nordkamp now says it’s time for the ‘next step’.

‘As far as I’m concerned, it’s time for the next step,’ the Dutch MP told De Telegraaf.

‘It’s top-level competition now. Darts has become a proper international sport, with millions watching around the world. We can

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