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Olympic Board Backs Golf, Rugby for 2016

IOC execs reject baseball, softball; decision faces Oct. vote

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 13, 2009 8:59 AM CDT
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(AP) – Olympic leaders selected golf and rugby today for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, rejecting bids from baseball, softball, and three other sports. The IOC executive board narrowed the field to two from a list of seven, which also included squash, karate, and roller sports. The board will submit golf and rugby sevens—a faster-paced version of the standard game—for ratification by the full IOC assembly in October.

The board also gave final approval to the inclusion of women's boxing in the 2012 London Olympics. Boxing had been the only summer Olympic sport without female competitors. Leaders of the seven sports bidding to be added to the 2016 Games made their cases to the IOC board in June and continued to lobby extensively. Tiger Woods and other top players have indicated they would play in the Olympics if golf gets the nod.

Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee IOC, is seen prior to a meeting of the IOC Executive Board in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.
Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee IOC, is seen prior to a meeting of the IOC Executive Board in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, left, and Thomas Bach, right, vice-president, pose prior to a meeting of the IOC Executive Board in Berlin, Aug. 13, 2009.
Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, left, and Thomas Bach, right, vice-president, pose prior to a meeting of the IOC Executive Board in Berlin, Aug. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Tiger Woods catches a ball from his caddie during a practice round for the 91st PGA Championship at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.
Tiger Woods catches a ball from his caddie during a practice round for the 91st PGA Championship at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.   (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Teri Stokes works on an arrangement of balloons in the shape of the Olympic rings floating in the City Hall reflecting pool for the Houston Olympic Heroes Day celebration, Sept. 9, 2008, in Houston.
Teri Stokes works on an arrangement of balloons in the shape of the Olympic rings floating in the City Hall reflecting pool for the Houston Olympic Heroes Day celebration, Sept. 9, 2008, in Houston.   (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool)
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Jes
Aug 14, 2009 3:16 AM CDT
Olympic Beer Pong (Chess)!
kokuaguy
Aug 13, 2009 6:57 AM CDT
Guess Venezuela won't be vying for the Gold on the links in 2016,
Fondue
Aug 13, 2009 5:28 AM CDT
Olympic Speed Cup Stacking

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