INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL (ICC) chairman Jay Shah met International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry in Switzerland during an IOC meeting to discuss cricket’s long-awaited return to the Olympic Games at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Cricket, which last appeared at the Paris 1900 Games, will return to the Olympic stage after 128 years at LA28, marking only the second time the sport has featured at the Summer Games.
Sharing an update on social media, Shah wrote, “It was a pleasure to meet with IOC President Kirsty Coventry to continue our ongoing discussions on the road to @LA28 and Cricket’s return to the Olympic Games. We reflected on the progress made so far and the significant role cricket can play in the growth of the Olympic movement.”
This meeting follows Shah’s earlier discussions in January with former IOC president Thomas Bach and senior IOC officials during the LA28 International Federations seminar in Lausanne, where both sides explored further avenues to strengthen cooperation ahead of cricket’s Olympic return.
At LA28, cricket will be played in the T20 format, with six teams each in the men’s and women’s tournaments. Each competition will feature 90 athlete quotas, allowing 15-member squads. The women’s event will run from 12–20 July, while the men’s event will take place from 20–29 July, with medal matches scheduled for 20 July (women’s) and 29 July (men’s). All fixtures will be hosted at the Fairgrounds in Pomona, approximately 50km from downtown Los Angeles.
