Cricket can become Olympic sport now, gets IOC approval

[Shambu]

Cricket can become Olympic sport now, gets IOC approval
REUTERS, 12 February 2010, 12:30pm IST

VANCOUVER: Cricket was cleared to pursue its bid to be included in future Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rubberstamped the sport's recognition on Thursday.

Cricket, powerboating and sports climbing became the latest sports to be officially recognised by the IOC, a status necessary before launching a bid to become part of the Olympic programme.

"The session gave definite recognition to the three federations," IOC spokesman Mark Adams told reporters. The three sports can now bid to join the 2020 Olympics as the programme is always determined seven years in advance.

Golf and rugby were latest inclusions in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games when an IOC session voted them in last year.

The decision about new sports for the 2020 Games will be taken at the IOC session in Buenos Aires in 2013 where the host country will also be picked.

 

[Creder]

As if Austrailia needs anymore olympic medals

 

[fatman17]

shd be the 20/20 format!

 

[Frankenstein]

shd be the 20/20 format!

obviously

 

[pak-yes]

As one ODI format is not feasible for Olympics.

So probably it will 20/20 format.

yaaaahhhh.Good chance for Pakistan to secure an Olympic Medal ever since the demise of hockey.

 

[garibnawaz]

Finally a chance for South Asian countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan to win some medals.

GB

 

[xdrive]

As if Austrailia needs anymore olympic medals

Hahahaha

 

[nandla]

Waiting for cricket to be part of olympics impatiently ...

 

[saiyan0321]

yes we can get the gold if its cricket hockey is down it cannot be done with our style on their turf but cricket can be done and if this is included we can get gold

 

[Fazlu]

OMG! Gold for India @ Olympics 2020 !

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

OMG! Gold for India @ Olympics 2020 !

Australia, SA,?

 

[saiyan0321]

well we will definetly get gold silver or bronze in cricket t20 cups we have been either champions finalist or semi finalist so looking forward to it

 

[kingkobra]

Play so many matches to win just one gold...India should concentrate on athletics instead...

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Cricketers are missing out on Olympic's world stage
At the opening of the London Olympics, the sporting world's greatest stars, from Usain Bolt to Roger Federer marched with their national teams.
Watching the ceremony at home, the world's cricket stars must have been wishing they were there as well. Wouldn't Sachin Tendulkar have enjoyed being part of this tradition? Steve Waugh would have loved to be at the Olympics as an Australian player to give one of his stirring speeches.

Unfortunately, he did not get the opportunity, and neither will Tendulkar. Cricket is not part of the Olympic movement and, it seems, the sport's mandarins prefer it that way.

The Olympic movement would love to bring cricket back into the fold; it was part of the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris and the Twenty20 format would be ideal to take cricket back into the Games.

Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, has acknowledged his admiration for the game and has said he would "welcome" cricket's application for an Olympic spot.

A few of cricket's stakeholders are, however, not interested. India, according to some whispers, does not want to be subjected to IOC discipline, while the English are not keen because of its consequence on their summer season.

Many in cricket claim their sport does not need the Olympics because they already have millions of fans. Football and tennis could make similar arguments, but they are in London. They know the Games are the greatest sporting spectacle in the world. Why should cricketers be denied this opportunity.
Cricketers are missing out on Olympic's world stage - The National