Worldwide Cricket Council chairman Jay Shah has held discussions with Worldwide Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach forward of the Extraordinary IOC Session in Lausanne from January 30, as cricket’s inclusion on the Olympics past 2028 Los Angeles video games proceed to assemble tempo.
The ICC posted photos from the assembly of the 2 main directors on social media on Tuesday.
“Momentum continues to construct round cricket’s inclusion as an Olympics sport on the LA2028 Video games and past, with ICC Chair Mr. JayShah assembly Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) President Mr. Thomas Bach in Lausanne, Switzerland this week,” the ICC posted on X.
Shah, who was elected as ICC chairman final 12 months and took over the position on December 1, has been actively pushing for cricket’s inclusion within the Olympics.
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He was in Brisbane final month in the course of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and met 2032 Brisbane Olympic Organising Committee head Cindy Hook and Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley with an goal to persuade them to incorporate cricket within the 2032 Olympics.
Cricket will make a return to the Olympics after 128 years when it’s performed within the 2028 Los Angeles Video games. The game shouldn’t be but confirmed for the 2032 version in Brisbane.
The game’s T20 format was confirmed for the 2028 LA Video games on the 141st IOC Session in 2023 which came about in Mumbai.
Cricket final featured within the Olympics on the Paris Video games in 1900.