Cricket in the Olympic games is likely to change the prospects for the sport in Canada and globally in predictable as well as unexpected ways.
Associated Press
Softball, squash, flag football also added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics program
Cricket and lacrosse are Olympic sports again. Flag football gets in for the first time.
Five sports were added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee on Monday with baseball-softball and squash also confirmed for the program.
The slate of sports cleared a final hurdle from the Olympic body’s full membership at a meeting in Mumbai, India, after being proposed by Los Angeles officials one week ago and recommended by the IOC executive board on Friday.
The decision to elevate cricket to Olympic status for the first time since 1900 was made in one of the hotpots of the sport where the IOC is meeting while India hosts the sport’s World Cup.