International Olympic Committee approves cricket's inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles games

New Sports Approved For , the 2028 Olympic Games. 'The Independent' reports that the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games will include cricket, baseball/softball, lacrosse and flag football. On October 16, the International Olympic Committee Session approved the proposal, with only two olympic delegates voting against adding the new events. While baseball has featured at the Olympics several times in the part, the LA Games will be the first time in 128 years that cricket will return. . While baseball has featured at the Olympics several times in the part, the LA Games will be the first time in 128 years that cricket will return. . IOC president, Thomas Bach, called cricket's return to the LA2028 program a "win-win situation.". The Olympic Games will give cricket a global stage and the opportunity to grow beyond the traditional cricket countries and regions, Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee president, via 'The Independent'. And for the Olympic Movement, it’s the opportunity to engage with fan and athlete communities to which so far we have very little or even no access, Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee president, via 'The Independent'. It will also be the first time lacrosse is featured as a medal sport since 1908. The global spread of lacrosse in recent years has come alongside a rise in standards of play, and a speeding up of the game. At the top international level, sixes lacrosse showcases the best of that. , Phil Collier, Head coach of Great Britain’s lacrosse team, via 'The Independent'. The global spread of lacrosse in recent years has come alongside a rise in standards of play, and a speeding up of the game. At the top international level, sixes lacrosse showcases the best of that. , Phil Collier, Head coach of Great Britain’s lacrosse team, via 'The Independent'. Both flag football and squash will make their first Olympic appearances ever. Both flag football and squash will make their first Olympic appearances ever. To compete in the Olympic Games is the ultimate dream of every athlete, and millions of flag football players around the world will go to sleep dreaming of Los Angeles 2028 tonight, Diana Flores, Chair of the IFAF athletes committee, via 'The Independent'

Cricket is set to make a triumphant return to the Olympics, featuring men's and women's T20 matches, officially approved by the International Olympic Committee...