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Jay Shah meets IOC chief Kirsty Coventry, discusses cricket's return to Olympic Games

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Jay Shah Meets IOC Chief Kirsty Coventry, Discusses Cricket's Return To Olympic Games

By IANS News October 30, 2025 • 17:02 PM View: 393

IOC President Kirsty Coventry: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah met the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry during an IOC meeting in Switzerland and discussed the road to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and cricket's return to the Summer Games.

The IOC approved cricket’s inclusion for LA28 last year, and it will mark the sport's second-ever Olympic appearance, 128 years after its debut in Paris 1900, when Great Britain claimed gold in a one-off match against France.

TAGS Jay Shah Kirsty Coventry Olympic Games International Cricket Council International Olympic Committee Los Angeles Olympics Summer Games Great Britain IOC President Kirsty Coventry Los Angeles Thomas Bach

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