Indian Women’s Cricket Team Qualifies for LA 2028 Olympics

### Why in News? - The **Indian women’s cricket team** qualified for the **Los Angeles 2028 Olympics** after finishing as the best-placed eligible Asian side at the **2026 Women’s T20 World Cup**. ### Key Details - Under the approved qualification pathway, the best-placed eligible team from **Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania** at the tournament earned an Olympic quota. - India finished above the other Asian teams and joined **Australia, Great Britain and South Africa** among the first women’s teams to qualify. - Cricket will return to the Olympics after **128 years**, with separate **six-team men’s and women’s T20 tournaments** at LA 2028. ### Exam Connect - **Cricket at Olympics** → Last appeared at **Paris 1900** before its return at LA 2028.