US EditionConstruction Begins on Cricket Stadium for 2028 LA Games
The 10,000-plus seat venue will host men’s and women’s cricket at LA28 and become the Los Angeles Knight Riders’ home field.
- On Wednesday, construction began on a 10,000-capacity cricket stadium in Pomona, Los Angeles County, to serve as the home venue for the Los Angeles Knight Riders during the LA28 Games.
- International Cricket Council CEO Sanjog Gupta described the groundbreaking as the fulfilment of a long-awaited "promise," marking the sport's return to the Olympic Games after 128 years, with the last appearance in 1900.
- The project is co-led by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan through Mumbai-based Knight Riders Sports, with the ceremony opening via "Bhumi pujan," a Hindu ritual seeking blessings for the construction.
- America Venky Mysore, CEO of Knight Riders Sports, said the stadium is the first step in engaging average American fans, as the Olympics will elevate the sport's commercial potential.
- When the LA28 Games take place in 2028, four billion Olympic viewers will focus on Los Angeles, while the sport is followed by more than 2.5 billion people globally.
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