The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the recommendation to include cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics games on Friday, October 13. Cricket was among five sports disciplines recommended by the LA Organising Committee for the 2028 games and it has been approved by the Apex Olympic body during its executive meeting in Mumbai.
The decision to approve the LA Organising Committee’s recommendation was taken during the executive board meeting in Mumbai and the final vote will be taken in the official IOC Session on Monday (October 16). Cricket was previously played in the Olympics during the 1900 edition in Paris and is set to return after 128 years.
Each host city holds the right to recommend sports and the local LA Organising Committee suggested cricket, flag football, lacrosse, squash and baseball-softball ahead of the 141 IOC Session. Cricket was part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games 2022 and the recently included Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou and now the IOC is looking to promote the game on the global stage.
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