Delhi: Good news has come out for cricket fans. After 128 years, Cricket Los Angeles will return to the Olympics 2028. In this competition, six teams in men and women category will compete for the gold medal. Its information is given by the organizers. Cricket was first included in the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900. At that time only France and Great Britain were seen participating in cricket. A two -day match was played between these two teams. Which has the status of unofficial Test match. Cricket will be played in the T20 format at the Los Angeles Olympics. In which six teams of both male and female class will participate.
Each team will be able to select a team of 15 members. Because 90-90 players have been quota for both men and women. There are 12 full members of the International Cricket Council: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe. In addition, 94 country is associate members. The qualification process for cricket in the 2028 Olympics has not yet been determined. But being the host country, the United States will get direct admission. The remaining five teams in each category will determine their location through the qualifying round.
It is believed that the top five teams in the ICC rankings including the United States will qualify for the Olympic Games for a certain time frame. Cricket is one of the five sports that have been approved by the International Olympic Committee to include in the next Olympic Games. The other four games are baseball/softball, flag football, lacros and squash.
The IOC Executive Board approved the competition program and athlete quota for the 2028 Olympic Games. These games will have 22 medals more than 2024 Paris Olympics. The IOC has approved a record 351 medal events for the 2028 Olympics. But the number of players will remain 10,500. The number of players also includes 698 players from the new Games. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the number of male and female athletes in team games will be equal.
The post Los Angeles Olympics: Cricket thrill will be seen in Los Angeles Olympics after 128 years! The competition will be between these six teams first appeared on News India Live | Breaking India News, The Indian Headline, India Express News, Fast India News.
