LIMA, Peru – For the first time in its history, the Pan American Games will feature the sport of cricket when it is held in 2027.
The decision was taken following a recent Panam Sports Executive Board meeting, in which cricket was selected as one of 36 sports that will be included in the continental event, scheduled to be held from July 16 to August 1, 2027.
Thirty-three of the sports were chosen according to the preferences of the 41 National Olympic Committees that form the Panam Sports organisation, while the final three were selected by the Lima 2027 organisers.
The list includes Olympic staples like athletics, swimming, gymnastics, and football, as well as continental favourites such as baseball, rugby sevens, and surfing.
Skateboarding and sport climbing, two of the Olympic programme’s newer additions, make their return.
“As Panam Sports we have taken a very important step with the approval of the 36 sports for Lima 2027.
“We followed a very democratic process among all the National Olympic Committees and today, the Executive Board has confirmed the sports of the programme of our Pan American Games,” said the President of Panam Sports, Neven Ilic.
The Pan Am Games will bring together more than 7,000 athletes from across the continent for the largest multisport event in the region. (CMC)
