Fairgrounds in Pomona to host cricket matches at 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

The cricket competition at LA28, which will be played in the T20 format, will feature six teams each in the men's and women's competition as the sport makes a return to the Games after 128 years.

Cricket, which made its only appearance in the Olympics at the Paris Games in 1900, was included in the Los Angeles Olympics after an IOC meeting in Mumbai in October 2023.

Cricket joins five new sports at LA28 - baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash.Jay Shah, the ICC chair, said: "We welcome the announcement of the venue for cricket at Los Angeles 2028 as it is a significant step towards the preparation for our sport's return to the Olympics.

"Although cricket is a hugely popular sport, it will be a fantastic opportunity to expand traditional boundaries when it features in the Olympics in the fast-paced, exciting T20 format that should appeal to new audiences.

"On behalf of the ICC, I want to express my gratitude to LA28 and the International Olympic Committee for their support and look forward to collaborating with them and ICC Members in preparing for LA28 and making cricket a huge success there."

There is an expectation that cricket will be retained for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane with the finals of the event being planned as the last matches to be staged at the Gabba before it is demolished.

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