ICC Chairman Jay Shah Meets IOC President Thomas Bach in Lausanne With Spotlight on Cricket's Inclusion as Olympic Sport in LA 2028 Olympics and Beyond (See Pics)
Cricket will be making a comeback to the Olympic Games in 2028 and this meeting could pave the way for the sport to be included in future editions of the tournament as well. The Asian Games in 2023 had featured cricket for the first time in the competition since 2014.
ICC (International Cricket Council) chairman Jay Shah met International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach in Lausanne, Switzerland earlier this week. Pictures of Jay Shah meeting and interacting with Thomas Bach were shared by the ICC on social media with the spotlight being on the inclusion of cricket as a sport at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and beyond. As was announced earlier, cricket will make a return to the Olympics for the first time since the 1900 Olympic Games. Earlier, Jay Shah also had met Brisbane Olympic Games 2032 organising committee CEO Cindy Hook in Australia. Cricket in 2032 Brisbane Olympics? ICC Chairman Jay Shah Meets Brisbane Olympic Games Organising Committee CEO Cindy Hook in Australia (Watch Video).
Jay Shah Meets IOC President Thomas Bach
Momentum continues to build around cricket’s inclusion as an @Olympics sport at the @LA2028 Games and beyond, with @JayShah meeting International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Lausanne, Switzerland this week. pic.twitter.com/hiySGMGNPg
— ICC (@ICC) January 21, 2025
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