Baseball, softball dropped from 2012 Olympics

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SINGAPORE – Baseball and softball were dropped from the Olympic program for the 2012 Games on Friday. Each of the 28 existing sports was put to a secret ballot by the International Olympic Committee, and baseball and softball failed to receive a majority required to…
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SINGAPORE – Baseball and softball were dropped from the Olympic program for the 2012 Games on Friday.

Each of the 28 existing sports was put to a secret ballot by the International Olympic Committee, and baseball and softball failed to receive a majority required to stay on the program.

The IOC will consider replacing them with two sports from a waiting list of five sports: golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports.


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