Cricket's Exciting Return to LA 2028 Olympics as a Six-Team T20 Tournament

Cricket's comeback to the Olympics in LA 2028 as a six-team T20 event.

Cricket's return to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028 has been announced as a six-team T20 tournament for both genders. The International Olympic Committee has allocated quotas of 90 athletes per gender. The qualification process is yet to be revealed, but organisers aim to increase India's interest as they are the current T20 World Cup holders. Before the election, the IOC president discussed the event. The England and Wales Cricket Board has held preliminary talks. Cricket previously appeared at the Olympics in 1900.

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