World Athletics has supported the IOC’s new policy restricting transgender athletes from female category events, stating the move ensures fairness in women’s sport ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Marijne, who returned to the women’s programme in December 2025 after a four-year break, said the initial focus is on raising fitness levels while ensuring the squad functions as a united group before shifting attention to technical aspects.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will set up a Working Group to address several pressing matters, including the qualification pathway for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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.
If the 19 medals won at the Tokyo Paralympics, three years ago, ignited India’s push to make a mark in the biggest show of para sports, the record-breaking performance in Paris, has in a way, stamped that intent of scaling new peaks in para sports.
