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Cricket News: Olympics 2024 was organized in Paris, the capital of France. Where India won a total of 6 medals. Which included one silver and five bronze medals. The next Olympics i.e. Los Angeles 2028 is going to be very special for India. Let us tell you that cricket has been included in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028. India is the world champion in cricket and one gold medal can be expected in it. Meanwhile, cricket can get a chance in another games after the Olympic Games. For this, the ICC is preparing very fast.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed its desire to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include cricket in the Youth Olympics in 2030, Cricbuzz's report has revealed this. The ICC's statement is based on the Indian government's announcement last year, which revealed its plan to bid for the 2030 Youth Olympic Games in Mumbai in addition to the 2036 Olympics.

This was revealed through email

Vivek Gopalan proposed an idea to ICC's General Manager of Development William Glenwright via email. Glenwright, who found the suggestion promising, replied to this email saying that it is a good idea and we can consider it. The email between Gopalan and Glenwright included ICC CEO Geoff Allardyce, Wasim Khan, Claire Furlong and Chris Tetley among others in the CC. Gopalan has argued that there is a strong claim for cricket in the Youth Olympic Games, as Mumbai has bid to host the 2030 Youth Olympic Games. He has also written to the ICC official that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now not publicly announced India's desire to host both the 2030 Youth Olympic Games and the 2036 Olympics.

Inclusion of cricket in Youth Olympics is an easy task

In the email sent to the ICC representative, a strong case was made for the inclusion of cricket in the Youth Olympic Games. The message emphasised that all top sports, including rugby sevens, are part of the Youth Olympics. Why not cricket? The inclusion of cricket in the Youth Olympic Games will revolutionise grassroots cricket globally, especially among ICC Associates. The mail further stated that now that the ICC has built strong ties with the IOC and the IOC believes that the "cricket brand" can enhance the "Olympic brand", it will not be difficult to convince the IOC to include cricket as a core sport in the Youth Olympics.