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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is aiming to include cricket in the 2030 Youth Olympics. Reports from Cricbuzz indicate that the ICC is collaborating with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to achieve this. This move follows the recent inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
India’s government has expressed its intent to bid for the 2030 Youth Olympics, which could be hosted in Mumbai. ICC General Manager of Development William Glenwright responded positively to Vivek Gopalan’s email, acknowledging the idea as promising. Gopalan also mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interest in hosting the event and copied several ICC officials on his correspondence.
“There is a strong for cricket at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) with Mumbai bidding to host 2030 YOG. No less a person than Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now publicly proclaimed India’s desire to host both the 2030 YOG and 2036 Olympics.”
In October of the previous year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested the possibility of hosting the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) during his address at the IOC session in Mumbai. Additionally, the Indian government has shown interest in bidding for the 2036 Olympic Games, a topic that Modi also touched upon in his Independence Day speech.
Email to ICC requesting cricket’s inclusion in the Youth Olympics.
The email sent to ICC officials regarding cricket’s inclusion in the Youth Olympics raised several queries about why cricket is absent while other major sports are featured. The email stated:
“All top sports, including Rugby Sevens, are part of the YOG. Why not Cricket? Including Cricket in the YOG would revolutionize grassroots cricket globally, especially among the ICC Associates.”
“Now that ICC has formed strong links with IOC and IOC recognizes that the “cricket brand ” can enhance the “Olympic Brand ” it would not be a difficult task to convince IOC to include Cricket as a core sport in the Youth Olympics.”
Participants in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) must be between the ages of 15 and 18. The games will feature a diverse range of sports, including Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Futsal, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.
