**Official** Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

[srbhkshk]

Why wouldn't we love everything to go the field hockey way though. :P

 

[cnerd123]

Yeah I think you'd get a ton of complaints from traditionalists if you forced everything to be on synthetic pitches. Can't imagine the subcontinent boards would be keen on that.

yea agreed, and that's why I think if cricket is in the Olympics it should be without any of the full-member sides. Associates are the ones who would benefit the most from it anyways. Increased funding and exposure, and they won't mind playing on synthetic surfaces.

Not sure how the IOC would feel about that tho.

 

[Daemon]

yea agreed, and that's why I think if cricket is in the Olympics it should be without any of the full-member sides. Associates are the ones who would benefit the most from it anyways. Increased funding and exposure, and they won't mind playing on synthetic surfaces.

Not sure how the IOC would feel about that tho.

India's one chance at a medal and you propose this

 

[Spark]

yea agreed, and that's why I think if cricket is in the Olympics it should be without any of the full-member sides. Associates are the ones who would benefit the most from it anyways. Increased funding and exposure, and they won't mind playing on synthetic surfaces.

Not sure how the IOC would feel about that tho.

I mean I get where you're coming from but that instantly makes it a complete non-starter. The ICC is the IOC-recognised organisation that has to greenlight any attempt to get cricket into the Olympics and the ICC is for all intents and purposes the consolidated interests of the full members (three in particular).

 

[cnerd123]

India's one chance at a medal and you propose this

Good chance for HK to win another medal tho. Singapore might finally win one as well.

I mean I get where you're coming from but that instantly makes it a complete non-starter. The ICC is the IOC-recognised organisation that has to greenlight any attempt to get cricket into the Olympics and the ICC is for all intents and purposes the consolidated interests of the full members (three in particular).

You're being a bit cynical but yea that's likely to be the stumbling block. But if you think about it, that's the ideal way to have cricket as an Olympic sport without having to worry about how it impacts the international calendar. Just sign off on it and let all the teams who fail to qualify for the WT20 chase Olympic gold instead. Proper win-win solution.

Realistically they'll probably sign off on a football-style U23 team comp, with Associates making up the numbers through some convoluted qualification process. The games won't get T20I status and so synthetic pitches will be accepted if needed.

 

[Spark]

Or you could just play T10s, as I originally suggested. It's not a new idea: T10 format could be vehicle for cricket's return to Olympics, as ICC steps up interest (espncricinfo.com)

 

[Chewie]

Aren't there only 12 teams in the sevens?

In terms of fitting it into international calendar, couldn't it replace one of the t20 wcs given there are two of those per four year cycle

 

[cnerd123]

Or you could just play T10s, as I originally suggested. It's not a new idea: T10 format could be vehicle for cricket's return to Olympics, as ICC steps up interest (espncricinfo.com)

but T10s suck

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

but T10s suck

As do T20's

 

[cnerd123]

As do T20's

T10s suck more

 

[Magrat Garlick]

TIL Romário, Bebeto, Jorginho and Taffarel played together at the 88 Olympics

 

[Daemon]

Aren't there only 12 teams in the sevens?

In terms of fitting it into international calendar, couldn't it replace one of the t20 wcs given there are two of those per four year cycle

But how will the ICC make money from it then

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Biles out of the individual all-round competition as well.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Bronze for Straya

It's in the road cycling so all the people wishing to drive a monster truck at cyclists must be conflicted right now

 

[Howe_zat]

Nothing in the road cycling for GB and a dissapointing day at rowing, and combined with some new wins in the pool this GB team have ended up avoiding some traditional stereotypes.

Still up for a chance at gold in dressage today apperently, so there's still some oppertunity to claim our place as world class seated olympians.

 

[harsh.ag]

Bring back SRT and Warne for the Olympic T10s

 

[Howe_zat]

The upside to the British team not medalling in the rugby is getting to unpretentiously support Fiji in the final.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Golf shouldn't be an Olympic sport. Squash should be.

Yes, yes yes.

Squash is one of the best sports at Commonwealth Games. Surely deserves to be an Olympic sport.

 

[andruid]

16 team U23s ODIs would be my suggestion. Serious enough to sell proper cricket to the world but not necessarily interfering with IPL and the other money leagues.

 

[Spark]

16 team U23s ODIs would be my suggestion. Serious enough to sell proper cricket to the world but not necessarily interfering with IPL and the other money leagues.

How would you fit that into two weeks?