'Our beloved sport is back', Cricketers, fans overjoyed as IOC Session approves cricket's inclusion for 2028 LA Olympics

In what comes as a huge development for the sport, cricket was officially included for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the same at the ongoing IOC Session in Mumbai.

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The inclusion of lacrosse, baseball-softball, flag football and squash were also approved at the IOC Session.

This will be just the second time that cricket is part of the Olympics. The only other time cricket was part of the Olympic Games was in 1900 in Paris, when Great Britain beat France to win the gold medal.

In the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, cricket will be played in the T20 format. Cricket had also featured in the recently-concluded 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, with India winning gold in both men’s and women’s competitions.

The International Cricket Council (ICC), cricket’s global governing body, on Monday said that they were “thrilled” on the sport’s inclusion for the Olympics in 2028.

Netizens were overjoyed on the news about cricket’s inclusion for the Olympics. Here are a few reactions:

After a wait of more than a century, our beloved sport is back on the Olympic stage at @LA28. This marks the dawn of a new era for cricket as it will be a golden opportunity to foster inclusivity and showcase new talent from emerging cricketing nations. A start of something truly… https://t.co/Y4o2Zp5gl7

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 16, 2023

Happy and thrilled to hear the news of inclusion of Cricket in the Olympic Games. Another opportunity to represent our country at a global stage