Cricket has been included in the Olympics. Cricket will be held in the 2028 Olympics. The last time cricket was held in the Olympics was in 1900.
When was cricket last played in the Olympics? And who won the gold medal?
The Olympics, which is called the Maha Kumbh of sports, is going to start from 26 July. This time the Olympics 2024 will be held in Paris, France. The Olympics will start from 26 July and will conclude on 11 August 2024. The Olympic Games are organized every four years, but India's biggest sport cricket is not played in it. However, the wait of cricket fans is now over. The next time cricket is played in the Olympics 2028, cricket will also be a part of it.
When was cricket played for the first time in Olympics
Only last year, cricket was officially included in the Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles in the year 2028. Cricket has returned to the Olympic Games after 123 years. Cricket will be played in the T-20 format in the Olympic Games. Earlier, cricket was played only once in the Olympics when Britain defeated France in the Paris Olympics of 1900.
At that time four teams were selected, which included Great Britain, France, Netherlands and Belgium, but before the tournament started, Netherlands and Belgium withdrew their names, after which the title battle for the gold medal was held between the teams of Britain and France. This match in the Olympics lasted for two days and both the teams batted twice each. However, there were 12 players in the team, not 11. In which Britain, batting first, was all out for just 117 runs. In response, the French team was reduced to just 78 runs. In this way, Britain got a lead of 39 runs and was given a target of 185 runs. But the French team collapsed for just 26 runs in the second innings. In such a situation, Britain won the gold medal.
Cricket was also included in the Asian Games
Cricket was also included in the Asian Games 2023 played in Hangzhou, China last year. India's men's and women's team won the gold medal by waving the flag of victory. The Indian men's team was captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad. At the same time, the command of the women's Indian cricket team was taken over by regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur. In such a situation, it would not be wrong to say that cricket is constantly progressing at the global level. This year the T20 World Cup was organized in a country like America, where cricket is played very little.
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