ICC Among Nine Sporting Bodies Invited To Make Presentation For Los Angeles Olympics 2028 - Report

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will submit a presentation later this month regarding the inclusion of cricket in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028. The decision is expected ahead of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Mumbai in mid-2023.

According to a report from Cricbuzz, cricket will contend with eight other disciplines for LA 2028. Break-dancing (World DanceSport Federation). Baseball/softball (WBSC), flag football (IFAF), lacrosse (World Lacrosse), karate (WKF), kickboxing (WAKO), squash (WSF) and motorsport (FIA) are the other federations invited for presenting their respective sport.

“Nine disciplines are on the shortlist of international federations invited to submit RFI (Request for Information) proposals for the LA28 Olympic sport programme review,” a source told Cricbuzz.

Which are the sports in Los Angeles 2028 Olympics?

There are 28 sporting events which have already been announced for LA 2028  with aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, canoe, cycling, equestrian, fencing, golf, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, skateboarding, soccer, sport climbing, surfing, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, triathlon, volleyball and wrestling are confirmed to compete.

The LA28 is not bound to include additional sports but they are considering all the available options to meet its expected cap of 10,500 athletes at the Olympics event.

“Beyond the initial 28 sports, the organizing committee for the LA28 Games has the opportunity, but not an obligation, to propose additional new sports for inclusion in the LA28 Olympic program. In the coming months, LA28 and the IOC will work with international federations to review disciplines with the evaluation criteria. The criteria will also aid in the evaluation of potential new sports for the LA28 Olympic Games,” an LA28 spokesperson had told Cricbuzz in June.

We have declared the ambition to be involved in the Olympic Games: ICC 

Currently, cricket is being played at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham with the Women’s T20 competition at the fore. This is only the second instance of the sport making its presence in a multi-sporting event like CWG. Men’s cricket (50-over format) was last held in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where South Africa emerged the winner.

“We have declared the ambition to be involved in the Olympic Games. We are assisting the LA28 organisers and providing them the information for their assessment of different sports in regard to the addition to the Olympic programme. At this stage the decisions are due next year. There is not much to report at this stage other than the fact we are assisting the LA28 organisers,” ICC CEO Geoff Allardice told reporters recently on their ambition for the games. 

 “The idea of having an Annual conference in Birmingham is to celebrate cricket’s involvement with the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 24 years with the women’s T20 event. Judging on the reaction of the players, they are all excited and enjoying the experience of being with the top athletes of other sports,” Allardice added. 

Also Read: ICC Set To Invest $3 Million To Get Cricket Included In 2028 Los Angeles Olympics