The organizers announced this. However, the International Olympic Committee still has to approve this decision. This is to take place at the IOC session in Mumbai that begins on Sunday and is considered a formality.
Cricket, considered the second largest sport in the world, was only played at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. With the resumption, the IOC wants to open up the market. According to industry experts, the Olympic broadcast rights are worth a good 175 million euros.
Lacrosse was Olympic in St. Louis in 1904 and in London in 1908, baseball and the women’s version of softball were Olympic in Tokyo in 2021. Squash and flag football, a disembodied version of American football, will be part of the program for the first time.
It is already official that breakdancing will not be part of the Summer Games for the second time in a row after the premiere in Paris next year.
2023-10-09 19:12:30
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