Cricket is set to break a century--plus absence and become an Olympic sport for just the second time at the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
Cricket is set to break a century–plus absence and become an Olympic sport for just the second time at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, a report Monday revealed.newspaper, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee is set to decide what new disciplines will be welcomed into the fold for Los Angeles on Friday.
The report claims men’s and women’s T20 cricket, an abbreviated form of the game, will make the cut and return for the first time since the 1900 Paris Games.The current proposal is for five teams in each competition, with qualification based on the International Cricket Council’s world rankings.
There are a number of other disciplines which have pitched for inclusion in Los Angeles: karate, flag football, kickboxing, baseball-softball, lacrosse, breakdancing, squash and motorsport amongst them.
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