New Delhi: The Asian Olympic Council (OCA) has confirmed that Cricket will remain part of the 2026 Achi-Nagoya Asian Games to be held in Japan from September 19 to October 4. The decision to retain cricket was taken during the meeting between the Asian Olympic Council (OCA) and the Organizing Committee (AINAGOC) earlier this week.

The OCA said, “The latest decision was taken at the 41st meeting of the Board of Directors of AINAGOC in Nagoya City Hall on Monday, 28 April, in which both cricket and mixed martial arts were formally approved.”

India won the previous gold medal of Mains and Women
Under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, India won the gold medal of the Mains Cricket event in the last Asian Games. Women's teams are also defending champions. The final match of the Indian Mains team against Afghanistan was canceled due to rain. India was declared the winner on the basis of better net run rate while the Indian women's team defeated Sri Lanka in the final. It is necessary to tell here that cricket will also be included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Cricket matches will be played in the T20 format in Achie province. However, the sites are yet to be decided. The OCA said, 'The venue of cricket will be in Acha province, but the right place has not been decided yet. People will not be interested in the popularity of cricket in South Asia only because the T20 format will be included in the Los Angeles Olympic Games of 2028.

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A total of 41 events this time in Asian Games
Cricket will be one of the 41 events involved in the Asian Games. 15,000 athletes and officers representing 45 National Olympic committees of OCA are expected to participate in these games. Cricket will join the Asian Games fourth time. Earlier, it was included in Guangzhu (2010), Incheon (2014) and Hangzhou (2023).