Cricket at 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles: International Cricket Council confirms bid
The ICC has confirmed it is pushing for the sport to be included at the 2028 games with work already underway to put forward a bid, lead by England and Wales cricket board chair Ian Watmore. “Our sport is united behind this bid, and we see the Olympics as a part of cricket’s long-term future.
We have more than a billion fans globally and almost 90 percent of them want to see cricket at the Olympics,” ICC chair Greg Barclay said. “Clearly cricket has a strong and passionate fanbase, particularly in South Asia where 92 per cent of our fans come from whilst there are also 30 million cricket fans in the USA. Also Read: Karnataka may lockdown after Aug 15: Revenue minister R Ashok said will impose Strict Covid restriction
The opportunity for those fans to see their heroes competing for an Olympic medal is tantalising. “We believe cricket would be a great addition to the Olympic Games, but we know it won’t be easy to secure our inclusion as there are so many other great sports out there wanting to do the same.
But we feel now is the time to put our best foot forward and show what a great partnership cricket and the Olympics are.” A T20 competition is likely to be the format of the Olympics bid, with both a men’s and women’s series. It’s been more than a century since cricket appeared at an Olympic Games.
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