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The following sports were competed at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing:
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling
For the 2012 Summer Games in London, baseball and softball have been dropped from the list. The International Olympic Committee has not yet announced which sports will replace them.
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Baseball and softball have been dropped from the oplympics from 2012 onwards, because no-one outside of North America plays them; but Rugby sevens and golf are being added from 2016.
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