The International Olympic Committee’s executive board, on Friday, approved the inclusion of cricket sport for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The IOC authorities had acknowledged a proposition by LA coordinators for cricket to be incorporated as one of five new games in the 2028 Olympics, said IOC president Thomas Bach after the second day of a chief executive gathering in Mumbai.
Four New Sports Included Along With Cricket
Alongside cricket, four new games including baseball/softball, banner football (non-contact American football), squash, and lacrosse will likewise be remembered for the Olympics going to be held in 2028.
Recently, coordinators of the LA 2028 Games communicated their will to add cricket, banner football, lacrosse, squash, and baseball-softball to the occasion.
IOC Session Would Be Next Step
According to the IOC rules, each host city has the privilege to demand the consideration of a few games for their version of the Games.
“These propositions have been acknowledged as a bundle by the IOC Leader Board,” IOC President Thomas Bach told a public interview toward the finish of the chief executive gathering.
‘Will work with ICC, not with individual cricket authorities of any nation’
While talking about expanding the fame of the game on the planet, IOC President Thomas Bach said that the Olympic panel will work with the ICC and not with individual cricket specialists of any country.
“With collaboration from ICC, we will perceive how might the game be made more famous,” he added.
Significant partakes in an enormous allure in India. The group activity is likewise seeing a growing crowd at the worldwide level. The game is set to return after in the occasion following 128 years. The last time, it was played in the Olympics was in 1900.
