When cricket was included in the Olympic Games, the final was held between England and France

Cricket Match in Olympic Games: Recently the Tokyo Olympics Games were organized, in which players from the country and the world showed their skills. Now the next Olympic Games will be held in Paris in 2024 and in Los Angeles (LA) of America in 2028. Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had said that efforts are being made to include cricket in the 2028 Olympic Games. After this, the fans of cricket are looking very excited. Today we will tell you when cricket was included in the Olympic Games.

There was no cricket team at the time of 1896 Olympic Games
When the Olympic Games were organized in the year 1896, cricket was included in the Olympics. However, there was no cricket team then, due to which the sport was canceled from the Olympics. Cricket was played at that time, but it was limited to a few countries. Its craze was very less and this was the reason that many people did not even know about this game.

Cricket was played in the 1900 Olympics
In 1900, the Olympic Games were held in Paris, the capital of France. At that time, a total of 19 sports were included in the Olympics, including cricket. During this, four teams of cricket were included in the Olympics. Among them were teams from England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. However, before the start of the game, teams from Belgium and Netherlands withdrew their names.

The final match was held between England and France
When the Belgium and Netherlands teams were eliminated from the Olympics, only England and France were left. In such a situation, the organizers of the Olympics decided to organize a match between these two teams and declared this match as the final. In this match that lasted for 2 days, the England team won the match. At that time the winner was given a silver medal and the runner-up was given a bronze medal. The Olympics recorded this match in their record after 12 years and then England was given the gold medal and France the silver medal.

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