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India.com
4 days ago
- Sport
- India.com
Cricket Returns To Olympics After 128 Years: Los Angeles 2028 To Host Men's And Women's T20 Tournaments At Fairgrounds Stadium
The cricket tournament during the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 will kickstart from July 12 onwards, with the medal matches scheduled for July 20 and 29. The venue for the matches will be a temporary, purpose-built Fairgrounds Stadium, built in Pomona, about 50 kilometres from LA, reported ESPNCricinfo on Tuesday. Six teams in both men's and women's cricket and a total of 180 players, will be participating in cricket's tournament to the Olympics for the first time since 1900 in T20 format. Each team can name a squad of 15 members for the tournament. Most matches will take place as double-headers, with no matches scheduled for July 14 and 21. The matches will kickstart at 9.00am and 6.30pm local time. The same will be followed for medal matches as well. The Fairgrounds Stadium, officially going by the name Fairplex, is a nearly 500-acre complex which has hosted the LA County Fair since 1922 and is a regular venue for concerts, trade shows, sports and cultural events. "When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighbourhood as we host a Games for all and work to ensure it leaves a monumental legacy," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement as quoted by ESPNCricinfo. "We are already delivering that legacy as we announce that there have been more than one million enrollments in PlayLA. I want to thank LA28 and the International Olympic Committee for making these programs possible and for their continued work to host the greatest Games yet," the statement added. This is only the second time the sport has made an appearance at the Olympics since 1900. Back then, only two teams, Great Britain and France, had played a two-day match, with the former winning the gold medal. Cricket's inclusion in the Olympics demonstrates its growing popularity, with women's cricket making its Commonwealth Games debut in 2022 at Birmingham. Meanwhile, both men's and women's cricket have been part of the Asian Games programme since 2010, 2014, and 2023. Recently, during the ICC T20 World Cup last year, the USA co-hosted the event along with the West Indies, with Grand Prairie, Lauderhill, and New York hosting a number of matches. The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York also hosted one of the biggest cricketing fixtures of the tournament, the clash between Asian arch-rivals India and Pakistan.
Indian Express
4 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
Cricket at LA Olympics to begin on July 12, medal matches on July 20 and 29
Cricket's much-hyped return to the Olympics at Los Angeles Games will take shape at the Fairgrounds Stadium in the city of Pomena — about 50km from Los Angeles — from July 12 with the medal matches scheduled on July 20 and 29, 2028. A total of six teams each in men's and women's sections and 180 players will compete in the T20 format in the quadrennial showpiece, which hosted cricket for the first and only time in 1900. There are no matches scheduled on July 14 and 21 and most of the the matchdays will be double headers, according to the competition schedule released by the organisers. The only time the gentleman's game was played at the Olympics was in Paris way back in 1900. Only two teams, Great Britain and France, competed in a two-day match with the former winning the gold medal. With a total of 90 athlete quotas allocated in the men's and women's sections, the 12 competing teams can name 15-member squads. Cricket's growing popularity can be gauged from the fact that three venues in the United States — Grand Prairie, Lauderhill, and New York — organised several matches of the 2024 T20 World Cup, jointly hosted by USA and the West Indies. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had approved cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash as five new sports to feature at the 2028 LA Games. 'When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighbourhood as we host a Games for all and work to ensure it leaves a monumental legacy. 'We are already delivering that legacy as we announce there have been more than one million enrollments in PlayLA. I want to thank LA28 and the International Olympic Committee for making these programs possible and for their continued work to host the greatest Games yet,' said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a statement on Monday.
Straits Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Los Angeles 2028 unveils Olympic competition schedule, marks PlayLA milestone
Find out what's new on ST website and app. Organisers said the schedule will continue to be refined, with a more detailed breakdown to be released later in 2025. LOS ANGELES – Organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics on July 14 released the first look at the Olympic competition schedule, highlighting a historic reshuffling of key events and the most ambitious sports line-up in Games history. The announcement comes as the city marks three years to go until the opening ceremony and celebrates a major legacy milestone: more than one million enrolments in the PlayLA youth sports programme. For the first time in nearly three decades, the Summer Olympics will return to the United States, with Los Angeles hosting for the third time, after 1932 and 1984. The 2028 Games are set to feature 844 ticketed events designed to maximise both domestic and international viewership. Organisers revealed that the Opening Ceremony will take place on July 14, 2028, at 8pm local time, split between the LA Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The closing ceremony is scheduled for July 30 at the Coliseum. In a notable departure from tradition, the LA28 schedule swops the usual order of athletics and swimming competitions. Track and field events will open the Games in the first week, with swimming moving to the second week, culminating in its finale on the penultimate day at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The first Olympic champion of LA28 will be crowned at Venice Beach in the triathlon event, while the marathon will close out athletics on the final weekend. Day 15 is expected to be the busiest for medal events, with 16 team sport finals and 19 individual sport finals taking place. 'The Olympic competition schedule has been meticulously developed to ensure the world's best athletes can compete in LA,' LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover said in a statement. 'We are energized by today's milestones and remain focused on the work ahead as the Road to 2028 continues.' Organisers said the schedule will continue to be refined, with a more detailed breakdown to be released later in 2025. 'When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighbourhood as we host a Games for all and work to ensure it leaves a monumental legacy,' LA Mayor Karen Bass said. Meanwhile, Hoover joined city officials on July 14 at an event at the Coliseum to celebrate PlayLA surpassing one million programme enrolments. The initiative, backed by up to US$160 million (S$205.1 million) in investment from LA28, the city's Recreation and Parks Department, and the IOC, provides affordable and inclusive sports programming for children aged three to 17 across more than 40 Olympic and adaptive sports. Meanwhile, in Winter Olympics news, the Russian Luge Federation (FSSR) said it will take legal action over a decision by the sport's global governing body to bar the country's athletes from the qualifying process for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games. The International Luge Federation (FIL) voted at its congress in Tampere, Finland in June to extend an existing exclusion for Russian athletes from its competitions. It also voted to not authorise a programme for neutral Russian athletes. The FSSR said in a statement on July 14 it had notified the governing body of its intention to challenge the decision in international courts. The FSSR told Russian news agency TASS it would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. 'We will defend the rights of our athletes to participate in the Olympic Games 2026,' FSSR President Natalia Gart said. The FIL did not immediately respond to an e-mailed request for comment. The International Olympic Committee said in May that Russian teams remained banned from the 2026 Games as part of sanctions following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Four Russian figure skaters in men's and women's singles have been approved by the International Skating Union to try to qualify for the 2026 Olympics as neutral athletes. REUTERS
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
Cricket at LA Olympics to start July 12, finals set for July 20, 29
Cricket's much-hyped return to the Olympics at LA Games will take shape at the Fairgrounds Stadium in the city of Pomena -- about 50km from Los Angeles -- from July 12 with the medal matches scheduled on July 20 and 29, 2028. A total of six teams each in men's and women's sections and 180 players will compete in the T20 format in the quadrennial showpiece, which hosted cricket for the first and only time in 1900. There are no matches scheduled on July 14 and 21 and most of the the matchdays will be double headers, according to the competition schedule released by the organisers. The only time the gentleman's game was played at the Olympics was in Paris way back in 1900. Only two teams, Great Britain and France, competed in a two-day match with the former winning the gold medal. With a total of 90 athlete quotas allocated in the men's and women's sections, the 12 competing teams can name 15-member squads. Cricket's growing popularity can be gauged from the fact that three venues in the United States -- Grand Prairie, Lauderhill, and New York -- organised several matches of the 2024 T20 World Cup, jointly hosted by USA and the West Indies. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had approved cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash as five new sports to feature at the 2028 Games. "When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighbourhood as we host a Games for all and work to ensure it leaves a monumental legacy. "We are already delivering that legacy as we announce there have been more than one million enrollments in PlayLA. I want to thank LA28 and the International Olympic Committee for making these programs possible and for their continued work to host the greatest Games yet," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a statement.
NDTV
4 days ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Cricket At LA Olympics To Begin On July 12, 2028, Medal Matches To Be Played On...
Cricket's much-hyped return to the Olympics at LA Games will take shape at the Fairgrounds Stadium in the city of Pomena -- about 50km from Los Angeles -- from July 12 with the medal matches scheduled on July 20 and 29, 2028. A total of six teams each in men's and women's sections and 180 players will compete in the T20 format in the quadrennial showpiece, which hosted cricket for the first and only time in 1900. There are no matches scheduled on July 14 and 21 and most of the the matchdays will be double headers, according to the competition schedule released by the organisers. The only time the gentleman's game was played at the Olympics was in Paris way back in 1900. Only two teams, Great Britain and France, competed in a two-day match with the former winning the gold medal. With a total of 90 athlete quotas allocated in the men's and women's sections, the 12 competing teams can name 15-member squads. Cricket's growing popularity can be gauged from the fact that three venues in the United States -- Grand Prairie, Lauderhill, and New York -- organised several matches of the 2024 T20 World Cup, jointly hosted by USA and the West Indies. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had approved cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash as five new sports to feature at the 2028 Games. "When the world comes here for these Games, we will highlight every neighbourhood as we host a Games for all and work to ensure it leaves a monumental legacy. "We are already delivering that legacy as we announce there have been more than one million enrollments in PlayLA. I want to thank LA28 and the International Olympic Committee for making these programs possible and for their continued work to host the greatest Games yet," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a statement.
