Cricket Gets The Nod For 2028 Olympics

Cricket's return to the Olympics for the first time since 1900 has been confirmed after International Olympic Committee members voted to include the sport in the 2028 Games. Flag football, squash, lacrosse and baseball/softball have also been accepted for Los Angeles. Only two delegates at the IOC session in Mumbai on Monday voted against the new sports. There is expected to be both a T20 Men's and Women's Tournament. Organisers for the LA Games have proposed a six-team event, but no firm decision has been made on the number of teams, or how they will qualify. The final event programme and number of athlete quotas in the additional sports will be finalised at a later date. Host cities are able to propose sports they would like added to the Olympic programme when they stage the event. The United States is co-hosting the men's T20 World Cup with the West Indies in June 2024, and is set to field a side as host nation at the LA Games.