WBSC partners with Cricket; Flag Football, Lacrosse, Squash & LA28 to celebrate International Women’s Day

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) teamed up with the international governing bodies of the four other additional sports for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games - the International Cricket Council (ICC), the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), World Lacrosse (WL) and the World Squash Federation (WSF) - to celebrate International Women’s Day through the theme “Inspire Inclusion,” with their athletes striking the “inclusion pose”.

International Women’s Day is a day marked on 8 March annually to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world. The day is also a reminder and call to action for the acceleration of gender parity.

Stars from the five sporting codes, which have recently been confirmed for Olympic inclusion in LA28 – Kelly Maxwell (Softball), Smriti Mandhana (Cricket), Diana Flores (Flag Football), Erica Evans (Lacrosse) and Nour El Sherbini (Squash) – have come together to amplify the message of inclusion in the form of a video discussing what inclusion feels like.

“It feels like every woman can dream bigger,” USA Softball star Maxwell proclaimed.

“It feels like winning,” declared Mandhana, who is the vice-captain of India women’s cricket team.

“It feels like togetherness,” affirmed Flores, quarterback for Mexico, who won Gold in the 2022 World Games.

“It feels like you can inspire the world,” world No. 1 women’s squash champion, El Sherbini stated.

“It feels like someone’s got your back,” Evans added.