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Tokyo:
The Asian Olympic Council (OCA) said on Tuesday, Cricket was approved in the 2026 editions of the Asian games in Japan in Japan next year. A press note on Oca’s official website said that cricket and mixed martial arts (MMA) will be included in the competition. “The latest development in the compilation of the sports program, on Monday, April 28, the officially approved by the jack and mixed martial arts Nagoya City Hall came at the 41st meeting of the Ainagoc Board of Directors.” He said.
“The cricket place will be in Aichi Province, but will not be decided. Not only because of the popularity of the cricket in South Asia, but also the T20 (20 sailors per party) format will be included in the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028, since Crikket will be included in the first two team tournaments.”
Kriket has become a part of Asian games for 2010, 2014 and 2022 editions. In 2010, it became medal sports and Bangladesh Gold and Afghanistan brought silver to the action of men. Pakistan received a bronze medal. In the 2014 edition of Incheon, Sri Lanka seized gold, Afghanistan received silver, Bangladesh bronze. Pakistan won a gold medal in the female jack in the female jack competition in both matches.
The 2022 editions of the competition saw that he participated in the gold medal with T20 stars such as Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, Relating and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Afghanistan once again took silver, Bangladesh took silver home. India also took gold home in the women’s competition, Sri Lanka Silver and Bangladesh bronze.
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