For the first time in 128 years, the Cricket will be part of the Olympics in 2028 and the teams will play at Fairplex in Pomona.
La28 – Organizers of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles – made the announcement Tuesday, April 15.
“We are ready to invite Fairplex and Pomona to Fairplex and Pomona,” Fairplex President and CEO Walter Marquez on Tuesday. “Our campus is perfect for an activity like the Olympics from a hotel to the open area from the park. And our local and regional community will be a great opportunity to get the chance to see an Olympic sport close to the house.”
For the Olympics, temporary cricket areas will be built in Fairplex.
Cricket is someone The 2028 Olympic Games returned for the first time or makes its first exitBaseball/volleyball, flag football, lactros and zucchini. Cricket was recently played in a single match between the 1900 Olympic games in Paris between the Great Britain and France.
Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval, Fairplex press release, “Pomona City Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics is proud to be proud to be a partner.” “This is a great honor for this city. We are looking forward to meeting athletes and spectators from all over the world.”
This time, the Cricket will be played in the shortest and fastest paced twenty20 (or “T20”) format of the three common formats of the game. T20 matches typically take three to three and a half hours.
Six Nations will receive 15 -member teams in both men and women’s competitionsAccording to the International Cricket Council. The full tournament program has not yet been announced.
Although it is less pronounced in the United States, Cricket is incredibly popular around the world, especially in India, Pakistan and Asia. Half a billion viewers watched India and Sri Lanka In 2011, ICC men compete in the final for the T20 World Cup. In contrast, the Super Bowl Lix in February has a shorter quarter of the T20 World Cup with a audience of 127.7 million. Only More popular than football cricket He considers approximately half of the world as a fan.
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