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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced yesterday its team members for competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The U.S. Team will include 596 athletes: 310 men and 286 women. The U.S. Team will compete in 30 sports at the 2008 Olympic Games, including the newest Olympic disciplines of bicycle moto-cross (BMX), open water swimming and women's steeplechase. The United States will also field a team in women's Field Hockey for the first time since 1996 and in Baseball for the first time since 2000. The only team events the United States will not compete in are men's field hockey and team handball.
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