SYDNEY: Cricket Australia has targeted the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as part of a strategy plan to increase participation and keep the game at the heart of the country’s sporting culture.
The ambitious “Where the Game Grows” programme, which was announced on Monday, intends to triple the number of children aged five to twelve who actually play to 210,000 in next five years, with girls contributing for 60,000 of that amount.
Another ambition is to reintroduce cricket into the Olympics for the first time since 1900, if not already accomplished in the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.Cricket, along with eight other sports, has been shortlisted for possible participation in the 2028 Olympics, and the ICC will make a presentation to organisers later this month.
The host city may include any sport, but only with the International Olympic Committee’s permission (IOC).
