As cricket begins preparations for a grand return to Olympics after 128 years, the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved that the men’s and women’s cricket events at the LA 2028 Olympics will be six-team competitions.
Bach reiterated that the upcoming Olympics are not a threat to the people of Japan despite a positive case emerging from the Athletes Village.
The Tokyo Games were originally to have taken place last summer, but were postponed to this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bach assured hosts Japan that IOC firmly believes the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23 in the Olympic stadium.
The Tokyo Olympics are set to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year after being postponed from 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The IOC chief Thomas Bach also called for patience going into the Tokyo Olympics that has been postponed to July 23 next year.
The IOC, which has approximately USD 1 billion (926 million euros) in reserves, in March took the historic decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The IOC President Thomas Bach was to visit the country to check on preparations for the Games that was earlier postponed due to the pandemic.
The IOC and local organizing committees jointly announced on Monday the decision to host the Tokyo Olympic Games from July 23 to August 8, 2021.
