Cricket in the Olympics

In 2023, cricket's return to the OIympic Games for the 2028 edition in Los Angeles was confirmed. The sport makes a comeback to the Games after 128 years; it featured in the Olympics once previously, at the 1900 Games in Paris.

Cricket at LA28: both men's and women's events to be six-team contests

There is no official word on the qualification criteria yet

10-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

US market, women's cricket play winning hand in T20 cricket at Olympics

LA28 director Niccolo Campriani tags the decision "a game-changer for the Olympic movement", while ICC chair Greg Barclay reiterates cricket is "popular, but we have looked to continue to grow"

17-Oct-2023•Nagraj Gollapudi

IOC to monitor support for women's cricket in Afghanistan ahead of LA28

Olympic involvement could depend on progress towards gender equality in Afghan cricket

16-Oct-2023•Nagraj Gollapudi

T20 cricket confirmed as one of five new sports at LA28

"Thrilled to welcome the world's second-most popular sport with an estimated 2.5 billion fans", said director of LA Local Organising Committee

16-Oct-2023•Nagraj Gollapudi

IOC accepts recommendation to include T20 cricket in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Next step will be for the IOC to vote at its 'Session', which will take place in Mumbai from October 14 to 16

13-Oct-2023•Nagraj Gollapudi

ICC proposes six-team T20 events for both men and women at 2028 Olympics

International Olympic Committee's final decision on whether cricket would be included in the Games is expected around October

21-Jan-2023•Nagraj Gollapudi

Cricket shortlisted for review by the Olympic committee

It is one of the nine additional sports IOC will potentially look to add to the final list for the Los Angeles 2028 Games

03-Aug-2022•Nagraj Gollapudi

ICC to make $3 million bid for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics

A final decision is only expected in 2023 when the Los Angeles 2028 Local Organising Committee proposes additional sports

23-Dec-2021•Tristan Lavalette

Mission 2028: what does cricket's road to the Olympics look like?

Cricket is officially making its push for the Los Angeles Games, but it has to hurdle many practical and logistical challenges on the way there

19-Aug-2021•Sharda Ugra

ICC to push for cricket's inclusion in the 2028 Olympics

Working group set up to see if the sport can be included in the Los Angeles games in 2028 and beyond

10-Aug-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff

T10 format could be vehicle for cricket's return to Olympics, as ICC steps up interest

ECB. BCCI accept benefits of global exposure after initial resistance to Olympic involvement

20-Apr-2021•George Dobell

Explainer: Cricket's possible return to the Olympic Games

What format will they play? Who will qualify? We answer all your pesky questions

14-Aug-2019•Ankur Dhawan

Why women's cricket at the Olympics is a good idea

The men's game might not make it to the world's premier multi-sport event anytime soon, but it's vital that the women do

07-Aug-2017•Gaurav Kalra

Richardson hints at ICC Olympic approval

David Richardson, the ICC's chief executive, has indicated that cricket's governing body has come around to the idea of cricket becoming an Olympic sport

30-Mar-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

We need to talk about cricket and the Olympics

The question has been raising its head with a certain regularity of late

17-Aug-2016•Sharda Ugra

Bigger, richer, wiser?

Should cricket be at the Olympics? A joiner and a sceptic email it out

01-Aug-2016•Andrew Miller and Sam Collins

Cricket's Olympics question gains urgency

Opposition to cricket's entry into the Olympics may become increasingly problematic after the ICC was advised that the sport's preferred path to inclusion may be shelved by the IOC

26-Jun-2016•Daniel Brettig

Difficult to fit Olympics into cricket calendar - ICC's Tim Anderson

The push for the Olympics to include cricket may he hurt if the ICC keep the World T20 on a two-year cycle

23-Jun-2016•Peter Della Penna

Indoor cricket at the Olympics?

If the collisions don't leave you befuddled, the rules will

29-Feb-2016•Liam Cromar

Olympic cricket? It's a yes from the women

The women's game will gain hugely, in funding and exposure, if its played in the quadrennial global event

23-Nov-2015•Raf Nicholson

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