Mumbai Mumbai. According to host committee chairman Casey Wasserman, the cricket events of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games could be held on the East Coast of the United States to attract a larger audience in India and take advantage of the sport's huge domestic market in the host country. .Cricket will re-enter the Olympic roster after 128 years in the T20 format and although the venues have not been confirmed yet, it is likely that the men's and women's competitions will be held on the east coast as compared to the west coast for Indian audiences. Has a more favorable time zone.
New York, on the East Coast, hosted several preliminary round matches of the T20 World Cup earlier this year, which it hosted with the West Indies. The East Coast is nine-and-a-half hours behind India and viewers in the country can watch the action live. can watch, but Los Angeles is 12 and a half hours behind, which could be detrimental in terms of viewership. According to the website 'Sportico.com', during the Business of Sports Summit in Austin, Texas, Wasserman said that LA28 organizers Want to maximize cricket viewership in India.
Wasserman, who led LA28's successful bid and became chairman of the organizing committee, was unclear about which venue on the East Coast could host cricket matches. Cricket, baseball, softball, flag football, squash and lacrosse LA28 is one of six sports included in the Olympic roster. It was included in the Olympic Games once before, in 1900. According to 'Sportico' earlier this year, Wasserman said it was likely that using already existing infrastructure would “save more than US$150 million and balance This could be done to generate “new revenue” to help maintain the budget (for the Olympics).
The three venues hosting the T20 World Cup in the US, which India won to end the title drought, were Dallas, Fort Lauderdale and a temporary stadium built on Long Island outside New York City. It is not unusual for host countries to hold Olympic events away from the main center. During the Paris Olympics, surfing in Tahiti, sailing in Marseille, shooting in Châteauroux and football competitions were held throughout the country.
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