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Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah held a gathering with Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Video games Organising Committee (OCOG) CEO Cindy Hook on Thursday. Shah shared a glimpse of his assembly with Hook on his X account and wrote, “Very thrilling time forward for Cricket’s involvement within the Olympics motion – a gathering with the @Brisbane_2032 organizing committee in Brisbane, Australia as we speak.” The assembly highlights ICC’s purpose of maintaining the game within the Olympic calendar after its inclusion within the Olympic programme for the 2028 Video games in Los Angeles, marking the game’s historic return after its solely earlier look within the 1900 Olympics.
Very thrilling time forward for Cricket’s involvement within the Olympics motion – a gathering with the @Brisbane_2032 organizing committee in Brisbane, Australia as we speak.@ICC | @Olympics | @CricketAus | @BCCI | #brisbane2032 pic.twitter.com/JVyMbkCYrz
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) December 12, 2024
Shah, who assumed the cost of the ICC chairman on December 1, burdened making cricket ‘accessible to extra folks whereas making certain its evolution meets the aspirations of followers worldwide’ in his first public assertion.
“As we enter a transformative section for cricket, I’m dedicated to working carefully with the ICC staff and Member international locations to develop the sport’s world footprint and create new avenues for its growth,” Shah had mentioned.
“From grassroots initiatives to marquee occasions, my imaginative and prescient is to make cricket accessible to extra folks whereas making certain its evolution meets the aspirations of followers worldwide,” he added.
The 2032 Olympics will probably be held throughout 37 proposed venues throughout the host metropolis Brisbane, a number of co-host cities round Queensland, and joined by choose venues in Melbourne and Sydney – two iconic Australian cities already etched into the Olympic report books.
The Olympic and Paralympic Video games Brisbane 2032 at present consists of 37 proposed venues, set to host the 28 Olympic and 22 Paralympic sports activities.
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