admin Cricket is anticipated to be included in the 2028 Olympic games that would be held at Los Angeles. Along with eight other sports cricket was also shortlisted by The International Olympic Committee
Cricket was played only once in the Olympics, that was in 1900 at the Paris Olympic Games with only two participants, France who had hosted the event and Great Britain.
The International Cricket Committee (ICC) was formally invited by both the LA28 and IOC to submit a presentation in order to make their case considered but a final decision is expected to be announced ahead of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai sometime in mid-2023.
The other eight sports that are in consideration of being included are flag football, baseball, karate, kick-boxing, lacrosse, kick-boxing, squash and motorsport.
In February this year, the IOC announced that a total of 28 sporting events will be part of the Los Angeles Olympics and that the ‘potential new sports’ will be considered with a focus on youth. The sports that will be included have to clear a set criteria which includes cost and complexity reduction, engaging the best athletes and sports with safety and health first, global appeal, host country interest, gender equality, youth relevance, upholding integrity and fairness to support clean sports, and long-term sustainability.
Currently cricket is being played at the ongoing Commonwealth Games where only women’s teams are participating and the best players have enjoyed playing in front of big audiences in these games.
ICC CEO Geoff Allardice was pleased with the way the cricket was viewed during the Birmingham Games and how the sport had been a “star attraction” at the showpiece event.
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