New Delhi: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah extended his warm wishes to Kirsty Coventry for becoming the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday. Shah said that he looks forward to work with the Zimbabwean in the build up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics where cricket will be featured.
Cricket will be marking its return in the Olympics after more than 100 years, in the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The decision was taken last year and has opened doors for the sport, only a handful of countries play across the world. The game was last played in the marquee event during the 1900 Summer Games before getting discarded.
Shah was in Costa Navarino, Greece, to attend the IOC annual session where the elections for the president’s post were held. “Congratulations and best wishes to newly-elected IOC President @KirstyCoventry, an honour thoroughly deserved and something I am humbled to have been present for in Greece after hosting you at the @ICC.
“I look forward to working with you and your team on cricket’s inclusion in the @LA28 Games – and beyond,” Shah wrote on “X” (formerly Twitter).
Congratulations and best wishes to newly-elected IOC President @KirstyCoventry, an honour thoroughly deserved and something I’m humbled to have been present for in Greece after hosting you at the @ICC #ChampionsTrophy.
I look forward to working with you and your team on… pic.twitter.com/9ShJLxwL5w
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) March 20, 2025
First woman IOC president
On Thursday, Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the IOC. She is notably the first woman and also the first African to hold the position in the organisation’s history at the 144th IOC session.
World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe and Spanish sports administrator Juan Antonio Samaranch were among others running for the post, but Coventry pipped them all. Coventry was invited to watch the Champions Trophy 2025 games in Dubai and was spotted in the stands during the semifinal game between India and Australia on March 4.
ICC chairman Jay Shah congratulated newly-elected IOC president Kirsty Coventry and reflected on working with her for cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
