{"id":290656,"date":"2023-10-09T21:24:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T21:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290656"},"modified":"2023-10-09T21:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T21:24:55","slug":"cricket-set-to-feature-at-the-2028-los-angeles-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/%d1%81ricket\/cricket-set-to-feature-at-the-2028-los-angeles-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket set to feature at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cricket is set to feature at an Olympics for the first time in more than a century after Los Angeles\u00a02028 organisers recommended it be added to their programme.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A vote on LA\u2019s proposed sports will take place at a meeting in Mumbai next week, with Twenty20 cricket all but certain to get the green light given the IOC’s (Olympic Programming commission) desire to tap into the Indian market.<\/p>\n
The current Olympic broadcast rights in India are reportedly worth \u00a315.6m ($20m) for Paris 2024 but, according to the Guardian, experts say that figure could rise to \u00a3150m now cricket has been included.<\/p>\n
The sport\u2019s only previous Olympic appearance was at Paris 1900, when Great Britain beat France in the final, which was also the only match.<\/p>\n
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Cricket is set to be included in 2028 Los Angeles games, in a desire to access Indian markets<\/p>\n
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Sports such as skateboarding, surfing, karate, baseball and softball were included in Tokyo<\/p>\n
During those games cricket was part of one of only 18 sports and was only played by the the two nations because\u00a0Netherlands and Belgium withdrew.<\/p>\n
Each side had 12 players, instead of the traditional 11, and it was played with a Test format but over two days instead of five.<\/p>\n
Great Britain were represented by the Devon and Somerset Wanderers, while the French team was made up mostly of British citizens living in Paris.<\/p>\n
In 2028 the format will be much different with the T20 format in usefor men and women, while it is highly likely to be retained for the 2032 Games in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay said: \u2018We are delighted that LA28 have recommended cricket for inclusion in the Olympics.<\/p>\n
\u2018Whilst this is not the final decision, it is a very significant landmark towards seeing cricket at the Olympics for the first time in more than a century.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019d like to thank LA28 for their support during the new sport evaluation process over last two years and we look forward to the final decision being taken at the IOC Session, in India, during the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup next week.\u2019<\/p>\n
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There is a massive market for cricket in India which the Olympics will hope to tap into\u00a0<\/p>\n