in paris

Image Source: IANS

Women's T20 Games At CWG Played A Key Role In Getting Cricket An Olympic Berth In LA 2028

By IANS News October 17, 2023 • 06:47 AM View: 655

Los Angeles Olympic Games: Women's cricket in the form of a T20 competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022 played a key role in convincing the top officials of the Organising Committee of the Los Angeles Olympic Games to propose cricket as one of the additions sports.

Besides the Inclusion of Women's T20 competition as a medal sport at last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the success of professional leagues like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Major League Cricket also helped in convincing the La 2028 administrators that cricket will be a game changer and thus proposed it as one of the additional sports.

Related Cricket News on in paris

CWC 2023
ICC Thrilled At Cricket’s Return To Olympics Via 2028 Los Angeles Games

The International Cricket Council: The International Cricket Council (IOC) expressed that it was thrilled at the confirmation that cricket will be part of the sports programme of the 2028 Olympic ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share