Cricket approved by IOC for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

14th October 2023

IOC president Thomas Bach, speaking after Friday's second day of an executive board meeting in Mumbai, said officials had accepted a proposal by LA organisers for Twenty20 cricket to be included as one of five new sports together with baseball/softball, flag football (non-contact American football), squash and lacrosse.

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Cricket approved by IOC for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
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Cricket's more than 100-year Olympic exile moved closer to ending after the sport was approved for inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee's executive board.

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