IOC approves T20 format for Olympics Los Angeles 2028

Cricket has made a stunning comeback in the Summer Olympics 2028, which will be conducted in Los Angeles. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has recently confirmed that the event will take place in the shortest official format of the sport, T20. Notably, the domestic cricket leagues have popularised the T20 format and have made it a widely successful sporting success. 

The IOC has welcomed five new Sports for the Olympics 2028, including Cricket, baseball, flag football, lacrosse and squash. The IOC President, Thomas Bach, said the reintroduction of Cricket in the Olympics can take the sport to a global level and gain new participants. 

Thomas Bach on welcoming Cricket back to the Olympics 

“These proposals have been accepted as a package by the IOC executive board taking into consideration that these proposals and these sports are fully in line with the sports culture of our host in ’28, with the American sports culture,” said Thomas Bach. 

“They will showcase iconic American sports to the world while bringing at the same time international sports to the United States. The inclusion will, on the other hand, allow the Olympics to engage with new athletes and fan communities in the US and globally,” he added.

“This is 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. And for the Olympic movement, it’s an opportunity to engage with the fans and athletes community, to which so far we have very little or no access. And we see this move also very much reflected here in how one can enrich the other: we see it in India where you see the growing Olympic spirit, where you see a number of Olympic sports gaining strength and becoming popular. And cricket is still being the No. 1 sport and the most popular sport”, said Thomas Bach.