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DateJuly 2028
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Cricket will be reintroduced in 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Cricket was last played in Summer Olympics in 1900. It is expected to be a Twenty20 tournament for both men and women.[1]

Background[edit]

Cricket has had a history in the early Olympics. In the first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens it was planned that cricket would be played as a medal sport but due to a lack of entries, the planned event did not occur.[2] In 1900 in Paris, four teams entered: Great Britain (listed as England in posters advertising it and represented by Devon & Somerset Wanderers),[2] France, Belgium and the Netherlands. However, only one match was played between Great Britain and France with Great Britain winning the two day match. The players did not realise this was an Olympic event until it was retrospectively recognised as one in 1912.[2] Cricket was omitted from the Olympics at the 1904 Games and not considered for inclusion in the decades following.[2]

For a large number of years, many of cricket's governing bodies, including the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), were long opposed to a return to the Olympics.[3] The ECB withdrew their opposition in 2015,[4] and in March 2017, it was reported that International Cricket Council chief Dave Richardson thought the "time is right" for Olympic cricket.[5] It was also reported that the opposition of the BCCI had softened.[6]

In October 2020, USA Cricket stated that it saw a proposed inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as a long-term goal.[7][8] In 2020, the BCCI in its Annual General Meeting decided to back the ICC's bid for inclusion of T20 cricket in 2028 after getting some clarifications from the International Olympic Committee.[9][10][11] In August 2021, the ICC confirmed its plans to bid for the inclusion of cricket at the Olympics, starting with the 2028 and 2032 games.[12]

On 9 October 2023, the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Organising Committee announced that cricket was on the list of sports they wished to introduce.[13] On 13 October 2023, the IOC announced that the bid was accepted and placed under voting to finalize its inclusion in 2028 during the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai between 14 to 16 October 2023. It was confirmed on 16 October 2023 that cricket would be featured in the 2028 Olympics as only two voted against inclusion, including both men's and women's T20 tournaments.[14][15][16][17]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2028 Los Angeles Olympics: Cricket's inclusion voted through by IOC members". BBC Sport. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Ignorant Olympians". ESPN. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ Kalra, Gaurav (23 June 2014). "BCCI's opposition to Olympics cricket 'disappointing'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ Gibson, Owen (14 July 2015). "ECB drops opposition to T20 cricket being in Olympics, says MCC". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ Wigmore, Tom (25 July 2017). "Cricket is on the verge of making its application for Olympic inclusion". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Wigmore, Tom (24 July 2017). "Women's World Cup success moves cricket closer to Olympic return in 2024". The Guardian.
  7. ^ "USA Cricket plan to make country leading nation in the sport". Inside the Games. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ^ "USA Cricket targets ICC full member status by 2030". SportsPro Media. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "With Powerful India's Support, Cricket Moves Closer To 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Inclusion". Forbes. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  10. ^ "IPL 2022 teams: BBCI okays 10 team IPL from 2022, backs inclusion of cricket in the Olympics". The Times of India. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  11. ^ "BCCI Clears 10-Team IPL From 2022, Backs Cricket's Inclusion In Olympics | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. ^ "ICC confirms cricket's Olympic ambition". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  13. ^ Wharton, David (9 October 2023). "L.A. names coveted five provisional sports it wants to add for 2028 Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  14. ^ "T20 cricket confirmed as one of five new sports at LA28". ESPNcricinfo. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  15. ^ "IOC accepts recommendation to include T20 cricket in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics". ESPNcricinfo. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Cricket officially confirmed for LA Olympics 2028 | Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Cricket going for gold as Olympic Games inclusion confirmed for 2028". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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