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West Indies cricket goes to bat for a qualifying path to Los Angeles Olympics
- Cricket West Indies officials wrote to the International Cricket Council on Thursday to seek a qualifying path for their members to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics cricket event.
- They submitted the request because current Olympic regulations do not allow the West Indies team, as a combined entity, to participate in the Games despite cricket making a comeback after 128 years.
- CWI, representing 15 member countries and territories including a dozen with national Olympic committees, proposes two qualifying routes involving a domestic Caribbean tournament if rankings qualify West Indies teams globally.
- The chief executive of the CWI, Chris Dehring, emphasized that the Olympics present a unique opportunity for the region and that upholding the Games’ spirit requires ensuring Caribbean cricketers have a fair chance to be part of this historic moment.
- This approach aims to ensure West Indies nations can participate individually in the 2028 Olympics, preserving their distinct national legacies and avoiding exclusion from cricket’s Olympic return.
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West Indies issue LA 2028 Olympic cricket plea
Cricket West Indies have urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give Caribbean nations a chance to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Games and avoid the region being "shut out of history". LA 2028 will see cricket returning to the Olympics for the first time since 1900, with a six-team T20 event in both the men's and women's game set to be included in the programme. The ICC, cricket's global governing body, have yet to announce the qual…
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West Indies cricket goes to bat for a qualifying path to Los Angeles Olympics
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — West Indies cricket wants its member countries and territories to have a way to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if the composite side is prevented from entering the Games.
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