IOC recommends Golf and Rugby for 2016 games
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Bill Jempty | Thursday, August 13, 2009 |
Will Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie be able to earn gold medals for the United States. From AP-
International Olympic leaders selected golf and rugby Thursday for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, rejecting bids from baseball, softball and three other sports.
The International Olympic Committee executive board narrowed the field to two from a list of seven, which also included squash, karate and roller sports.
The board will submit golf and rugby sevens — a faster-paced version of the standard 15-a-side game — for ratification by the full 106-member IOC assembly in Copenhagen in October.
“In the end, the decision came down to which two would add the most value,” IOC President Jacques Rogge told reporters.
“Golf and rugby scored high on all 33 criteria,” Rogge said, adding this was still a proposal and it needed to be validated.
Anyone who visits this blog knows how much a fan I am of golf but Olympic golf just doesn’t interest me at this time.
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