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The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced that cricket has been included once again in the Asian Games 2026. OCA’s 41st Annual General Meeting was held on 28 April in Bangkok, Thailand, where it was decided to maintain cricket at the Asian Games 2026 event.
The 20th Asian Games 2026 will take place from 19 September to 4 October in Achie and Nagoya, Japan. Around 15,000 athletes will participate in it. OCA said, both cricket and mix martial arts have been formally approved in the sports program.
Cricket will be part of the Asian Games for the fourth time
Cricket Asian Games will include the fourth time. Cricket was the first time in the Gwangzhu 2010 Asian Games. Later it returned to Incheon in 2014, although these matches were not given international status. Hangzhou was the winner of the Asian Games in China in 2022. Cricket in 2026 will be a part of this game for the fourth time.
Cricket got a third time in the Asian Games played in 2023. Earlier it was included in 2010 and 2014. The Indian cricket team won gold at the Asian Games played in 2022, this photo is at the same time.
Cricket returns in 2023 after 2018 was removed
The Asian Games were removed from Jakarta 2018 after Incheon 2014. After this, cricket returned to Hangzhou 2022 and this time all matches were given international status by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
India won the gold medal in both Mains and Women’s in Hangzhou 2022. Afghanistan and Sri Lanka won the silver medal in Mains and Women’s, while Bangladesh won the bronze medal in both. The 2026 Asian Games matches will be held in Achie.
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This photo is of a cricket event in the 1900 Paris Olympics. The teams from Great Britain and France then participated in it.