NDTV: "Baseball and softball were dropped Friday from the Olympic programme for the 2012 Summer Games in London. Each of the 28 existing sports was put to a secret vote by the International Olympic Committee, and baseball and softball failed to receive a majority required to stay on the programme.
The other 26 sports were retained. The IOC will consider replacing them with two sports from a waiting list of five - golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports. That decision will be made on Saturday. Baseball and softball are the first sports cut from the Olympics since polo in 1936.
Baseball has been vulnerable because it doesn't bring top Major League players to the Olympics. Softball has been in danger because of a perceived lack of global appeal and participation. (AP) "
Friday, July 08, 2005
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