Five sports, including cricket will be included in the 2028 Los Angeles Games after gaining the approval of the International Olympic Committee.
Baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash also received approval at an IOC meeting in Mumbai on Monday.
Each host city, under IOC rules, can request the inclusion of several sports for their edition of the games.
The five sports had already been given the nod from the powerful IOC Executive Board last week, with the session on Monday approving its recommendation. All five sports were voted in as a single package with two “no” votes from about 90 IOC members in the room.
The IOC hopes cricket’s inclusion will activate and engage a large, new Olympic audience, especially among Asian fans of the sport.
International Cricket Council Chairman Greg Barclay said he was “thrilled” by cricket’s inclusion in 2028.
