Cricket could be a part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics? Decision to be made on 8th September 

The International Olympic Committee will vote on 8th September to select new sports for the 2028 Olympics

Cricket could be a part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics? Decision to be made on 8th September 

The Prestigious Olympic Rings (Image via History.com)

On 10th August, 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they are going to push to include cricket in the 2028 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Los Angeles, USA. Cricket has only been played in the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics, where Great Britain faced hosts France. 

The ICC formed a working group that included many heads of cricket boards, whose only aim is to ensure cricket is a sport in the 2028 Olympics. This also had the support of USA Cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board, and the Asian Cricket Council. 

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Women’s cricket was a part of the 2022 Commonwealth game, with Australia winning the final against India. It has been a regular part of the Asian Games and will also be in the 2022 Asian Games being held in Hangzhou. 

The International Olympic Committee is now set to make a decision of including cricket in the Olympics or not. The vote will take place on 8th September in Switzerland. Along with cricket, they will be voting on which new sports they should add in the multi-sport event. 

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Paris 1900 Olympics, the only time cricket was played in the Olympics

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The Velodrome de Vincennes Stadium in Pairs, a cycling stadium that hosted the Cricket Event in the 1900 Olympics

In the year 1900, a 2 day cricket match was played in the Olympics which were hosted by Paris. There were only two teams. They were Devon and Somerset Wanderers, who represented Great Britain and the French cricket team, which were filled with plenty of English workers who travelled to Paris to build the Eiffel Tower. An Olympics historian, Ian Buchanan, said both sides were filled with average club cricketers. The match wasn’t given a First Class status. 

On the day of the match, both teams decided to play 12 players per side, instead of 11. Great Britain batted first and were bowled out for 117 runs. France were bowled out for 78 in their first innings and England scored 145. They declared and put up a target of 185 for France. Great Britain ended up bowling France out for 26 runs, with 5 minutes left for the end of play. Great Britain ended up winning the Gold Medal. 

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