Cricket in Olympics 2028: IOC approves inclusion of cricket and four other games
Sports desk: Cricket is all set to get global as International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the propels to include cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Today, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Mumbai held its session on five new games including cricket to be included in the 2028 Los Angeles games. The five games that have been included in the 2028 LA games are baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes), squash and cricket.
The proposal from the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (@LA28) to include five new sports in the programme has been accepted by the IOC Session.
Baseball/softball, cricket (T20), flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash will be in the programme at…
— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) October 16, 2023
Baseball/softball, cricket, and lacrosse will make their comeback in LA Olympic games whereas white flag football and squash will make their Olympic debut. Orginally there were 28 sports for LA games but after the inclusion of 5 new games including cricket, now a total of 33 sports will be played in the Olympics.
LA 2028 to have 33 sports
Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Canoe, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football (Soccer), Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, Surfing, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball and Wrestling; these 28 sports were initially included and now after the inclusion of 5 new games namely, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes), squash and cricket, there are now total 33 sports in the LA games.
