Now Participation of Cricket in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles gained a big boost as International Olympics Committee (IOS) shortlisted it for evaluation alongside eight other sports.
In Olympics games 1900 which held in Paris olny Great Britain and France were participated in the event to play cricket sport.
International Olympics Committee and LA28 invited The International Cricket Committee (ICC) for submission of presentation for consideration.
According to ESPN Cricinfo development took place regarding to this in a day after that.
The final decision on including Cricket in the Olympics games in LA 28 will be made by middle of 2023. The public announcement will be held in Mumbai in IOC Session.
Baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash. And motorsport are the other eight sports that could be the main event.
The IOC said in February 2022 that the Los Angeles Games will feature a total of 28 sporting competitions. And that “possible new sports” will taken into consideration.
The inclusion of Sport into Olympics will deicde on basis of Global Interests and Popularity and also gender equality.
The women’s T20 format of cricket currently played among eight nations. As part of the ongoing Commonwealth Games,
However, a sporting event must be open to both men. And women in order to included in the Olympic Games.
Cricket has been a “star attraction” during the main event, according to ICC CEO Geoff Allardice. He shows his satisfaction and interest in the sport as Cricket gained huge Viewership in the Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022.
“We’ve seen from the Commonwealth Games how much the world’s best players have enjoyed playing in front of big crowds. And what I’m sure will be large TV audiences,” Allardice told the website.
