Eastern La County City of Pomona to host cricket during 2028 Olympics

Last update:April 16, 2025, 10:47 IST

The cricket event, which will feature six sides in each in the categories of men and women, will be held in the fairground in Pomona, with all the sets to be part of the Olympics after more than a century with the game.

The city of Pomona, the city of Southern California, will host a cricket competition during the Los Angeles Olympics, the ICC announced in Dubai on Tuesday.

The cricket event, which will feature every six teams in the categories of men and women, will be held in Fairground in Pomona, with the game set to be part of the Olympics after 128 years.

ICC President J Shah said in a release, “We welcome the announcement of the venue for cricket at Los Angeles 2028 as it is an important step towards the return of our game in the Olympics.”

“Although cricket is a very popular sport, it will be a great opportunity to expand traditional boundaries, when it introduces a fast book in the Olympics, in the exciting T20 format that should appeal to the new audience.”

Cricket, which made its only appearance at the Olympics at the Paris Games in 1900, was included in the Los Angeles Olympic program after the 141st session of IOC in Mumbai in October 2023.

Cricket LA28 joined five new sports, including baseball/softball, flag football, lacros (sixes) and squash.

The T20 format recognized by the ICC as a vehicle for the development of sports has also painted other multi-game events in recent years. In the Asian Games in 2010, 2014 and 2023, both men and women T20 competitions were shown, while Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games staged a women’s competition.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)