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Why are they going to eliminate baseball and softball in the Olympic games?
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Speculation over reasons for removal of Baseball and softball from the Olympic games include, but may not be limited to: * IOC anger at American Major League Baseball "for refusing to suspend the season and allow Major League Baseball players to participate in the Olympics"[3][4] * "Conspiring" by IOC President Jacques Rogge[5] * The "domination of American women in softball"[6] * "A lack of fan support"[6] * The way Major League Baseball tests and punishes its players for drugs[4] * The unpredictable length of baseball games[7] * A pro-Europe bias of the IOC[8] * An anti-American bias of the IOC[9].
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Which 2 sports will be discontinued in 2012?
At the Olympic Games, that will be baseball and softball.
Is baseball an official Olympic sport?
Yes, it debuted as an official Olympic sport during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games. Both baseball and softball have been eliminated as an Olympic game after the 2008 Games in Beijing. There will be no baseball or softball at the 2012 Games. There is a possibility they could make a come back at the 2016 Games but that has not been decided yet.
What Olympic games will be added in the future?
Baseball and softball are Olympic games that will be added in the future. Squash and wrestling are also being considered for future Olympic games.
Sports that are not played in the olympic games?
IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games
Which sport will not be played at the olympic games in 2012?
IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games
When did softball become part of the Olympics?
Softball became an Olympic medal event in 1996. In 2005, the International Olympic Committee voted to drop both Softball and Baseball from the Summer Olympic Games of 2012. Both may reapply for 2016 consideration.
Is softball new in the olypmics?
Softball made its debut in the Olympics at the 1996 games in Atlanta. Unfortunately, the 2008 Games will be the last time softball is competed as it, along with baseball, has been dropped from the Olympic Games events schedule.
What two events have been canceled in the olympic games of 2008?
Baseball and Softball will NOT be a part of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, but were a part of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Why is baseball leaving the Olympic games?
Baseball is an Olympic event, the first game is Aug. 13. This is the last year for softball and baseball unless the Olympic committee makes a change, they voted to drop it after this year. Some think that the committee thinks baseball is so heavily dominated by the US, they want to drop it and that the committee thinks softball is women's baseball so they should drop it also.
Which is no longer an Olympic sport?
Baseball and softball were removed from the sports played at the Olympics after the 2008 Games in Beijing.
What are facts about the 2000 summer Olympic Games?
i think they played baseball
Does the US have a baseball team that plays in the Olympics?
They did until the International Olympic Committee decided to eliminate baseball from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
