Cricket Returns to Olympics After 128 Years: Schedule Announced

System: and July 29 (men’s).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released the schedule for the upcoming Olympic Games, marking cricket’s inclusion after a 128-year hiatus. The sport was previously featured in the 1900 Paris Olympics, where Great Britain defeated France to win the gold medal. Only these two teams participated in that inaugural event.

Both the men’s and women’s categories will feature six teams each, with squads consisting of 15 players. All matches will take place at the Ponomar Fairgrounds Cricket Stadium, located approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Los Angeles. The schedule includes two matches on most days, set for 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM local time.

Cricket’s return to the Olympics comes after more than a century, following a decision made in October 2023 during an IOC meeting in Mumbai, where five new sports were added to the Olympic program. Alongside cricket, the other sports are baseball/softball, flag football, squash, and lacrosse.

The participating cricket teams for the Los Angeles Olympics are yet to be finalized. Discussions regarding team selection are expected to take place during the ICC’s annual meeting in Singapore on July 17.