Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has expressed his happiness at the inclusion of cricket in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028, saying that the Board has been a staunch supporter of International Cricket Council's efforts to get the sport to Olympics and the move wi
IOC member Nita Ambani said that the inclusion of cricket in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Games was a welcome addition as the sports discipline had the potential to attract a lot of new interest and opportunities for the Olympic movement across newer geographies.
Following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board meeting in Mumbai Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that the inclusion of cricket in the Olympics can be a new start.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on Friday officially recommended the inclusion of baseball/softball, cricket (T20), flag football, lacrosse (sixes), and squash in the 2028 Olympic which will be played in Los Angeles, United States of America.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Thursday chaired the Executive board meeting of the IOC that was held at the Jio World Convention Centre, in Mumbai.
After cricket made its debut in the 1900 Paris Games, on Monday the organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics recommended the inclusion of cricket at the Games after 128 years of wait.
Yash, a 20-year-old athlete, hails from Panipat district in Haryana. His father is an ASI in the CRPF and is currently posted in Manipur, while his mother is a housewife. He has an elder brother pursuing a medical degree and a younger brother studying in the 12th grade.
T20 was suggested as the format because LA28 and the IOC had both informed the ICC that the format should be one in which a world championship is held (which would exclude T10, for example), has a brief duration (which excludes ODIs), and has a sizable amount of spectator engagement.
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