Poll: Softball For Reinstatement In 2016
Should softball be re-admitted to the Olympic sport programme in 2016?
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Olympic Sports Bids
Chess And Darts At Future Olympic Games
World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, told Gulf News he is confident that chess will soon be included in the Olympic Games. Ilyumzhinov said,
Golf Appoints Global Ambassadors For Olympic Bid
Jack Nicklaus and Annika Sorenstam, reportedly called the greatest male and female golfers of all time, have been appointed as global ambassadors by the International ...Transition Commission For Softball Independence To Accelerate Olympic Reinstatement
The International Softball Federation (ISF) announced Wednesday the creation of a Transition Commission to help accelerate national softball federations' independence from other sports, including baseball. ...Eight Olympians Are Athlete Ambassadors For BackSoftball Campaign
Several softball players have been chosen to participate in the Athlete Ambassadors program and to complement the BackSoftball Campaign, with representation from Africa, the Americas, ...Seven Sports Fight For Space At 2016 Olympics
Seven sports presented their cases to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Friday hoping to be included in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games program. The seven ...Seven Sports To Pitch Bids To IOC
Officials of seven sports - baseball, softball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby and squash - are in Lausanne Switzerland to pitch their bids Friday to the International ...Baseball Hopes Obama Could Help Its Return To Olympics
The Associated Press reports that baseball officials think their sport could have a better chance of getting back into the Olympics now that Barack Obama ...Push For Equality In British Cycling At London 2012
Dave Brailsford, British performance director, is angry that there are only three women's track events compared to seven for men, and has been lobbying for ...Netball In Olympics Gets New Supporter
Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, has joined over 600,000 people to offer her support for netball's inclusion in the Olympic ...Softball’s Push For Inclusion At Olympics Continues
In a move to be reinstated onto the Olympic Program in 2016 after a highly successful Beijing Olympic Games, the International Softball Federation (ISF) Thursday ...
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Olympic Sports Bids Summary
| Bid Status: | Campaign underway |
| Bid Date: | October 2009 |
| Bid Location: | IOC Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Description: | Baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby sevens, softball and squash are bidding for inclusion at the 2016 Olympic Games. Two sports will be selected. |
| Bid Book: | Link To Bid Book |
| Web Site: |
Olympic Sports Bids Video
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| BID | CHG | INDEX | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (CHI) |  |
1.96 | 58.78 |
| Madrid (MAD) | |
0.87 | 58.63 |
| Rio (RIO) | |
0.17 | 59.73 |
| Tokyo (TKY) |  |
0.56 | 61.22 |
| Last Updated 5 Nov., 2008 (Full BidIndex Details) |
