LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games organisers confirmed on Tuesday that cricket — which is making its return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a century — will be held at a purpose-built venue in Pomona, just east of Los Angeles.
Cricket is returning to the Olympics for the first time since the Paris Games in 1900 with a proposed six-team Twenty20 format for men and women in Los Angeles.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in October 2023 that cricket’s inclusion had the potential to activate and engage new audiences, with the sport’s worldwide fan base estimated at 2.5 billion people.
Earlier reports had suggested cricket could have been staged thousands of miles from Los Angeles in New York.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has also welcomed the announcement of the venue for cricket at LA28 in a press release issued on its website.
“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,” ICC Chairman Jay Shah was quoted in the press release.
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