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Baseball/softball, squash and wrestling make cut for IOC Session vote in Buenos Aires
Baseball/softball, squash and wrestling make cut for IOC Session vote in Buenos Aires The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that baseball/softball, squash and wrestling be proposed to the 125th IOC Session for possible inclusion as an additional sport on the Olympic programme for the 2020 Olympic Games. The EB selected the three sports by secret ballot from a shortlist of eight that also included karate, roller sports, sport climbing, wakeboarding and wushu.
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Day 2 of IOC Executive Board meeting in St. Petersburg
Day 2 of IOC Executive Board meeting in St. Petersburg The IOC Executive Board (EB) met for the second of its three days of meetings alongside the SportAccord Convention in St. Petersburg. In the morning, the board members received reports on preparations for Sochi 2014, Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018 as well as for the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing next year. Preparations in each city are on track.
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IOC shortlists three Candidate Cities for 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games
IOC shortlists three Candidate Cities for 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Buenos Aires (ARG), Glasgow (GBR), and Medellín (COL)* have been shortlisted in the bid to host the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2018. The three cities were chosen from among five Candidate Cities vying to host the YOG. Guadalajara (MEX) and Rotterdam (NED) did not make the final shortlist.
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IOC World Conference on Sport for All Comes to a Close in Lima
IOC World Conference on Sport for All Comes to a Close in Lima The 15th IOC World Conference on Sport for All came to a conclusion in Lima, Peru, with a call to action to the Olympic Movement and the world of sport to “Get Moving”. The Conference, which ran from 24 to 27 April, brought together over 500 leading experts in the field of Sport for All from almost 90 countries to share their best practices on a wide range of activities.
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