BERLIN, Oct 16 — Cricket will return to the Olympic programme at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles (LA) after the IOC Session in Mumbai approved the move today, with just two...
Bandar Menjalara's Mangkuk by GC will rock your world with their awesome 'hong bak' and tomato 'masala' fishCricket will return to the Olympic programme at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after the IOC Session in Mumbai approved the move today, with just two votes against.
Cricket, seen as the world’s most popular sport after football because of India, will be joined in LA by baseball/softball, lacrosse, flag football and squash as additional sports. Olympic organisers want to capitalise on India’s obsession with cricket given the most populous country on Earth is an increasingly attractive market for the International Olympic Committee, whose executive board had recommended its inclusion. India even plans to bid for the 2036 Games.
Cricket was only previously held at the Olympics in 1900 in Paris. A tournament for women and men using the shorter version of the game is planned for Los Angeles.Lacrosse was on the programme of the Summer Games in 1904 and 1908, and is returning given its North American heritage, just like baseball and the women’s variant softball.
Previously, 10,500 athletes were considered the maximum at Summer Games. The next Games are in Paris next July and August. — Bernama-dpa
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